Presidential Profile
The presidential profile is currently in development and will be posted here once completed.
Search Messages
- September 10, 2026 - Presidential Search Update from Board of Trustees Chair Cohen '83, '84, '87
- September 25, 2026 - Presidential Search Faculty & Staff Listening Sessions
Search Process and Timeline
In order to keep the NJIT community informed of our presidential search's progress, highlight critical milestones and ensure awareness of opportunities for engagement and participation, this timeline will be updated periodically throughout the search.
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Completed - Review potential executive search firms and select a partner (WittKieffer)
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Completed - Name search committee chairs
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Completed - Launch presidential search website
- October 9 - Faculty & Lecturers listening session
- October 13 - Staff listening session
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Mid-October of 2026 - Announce the complete search committee
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In progress - Develop position profile for NJIT’s next president
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Mid-November of 2026 - Finalize position profile and begin recruitment/vetting of potential candidates
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To be determined - Opportunities for feedback from NJIT community
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To be determined - Finalists to visit campus
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To be determined - Selection of NJIT’s next president
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Summer of 2027 - Next president begins NJIT tenure
Search Committee
| Name | Constituency |
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| Alan Kelly | Co-Chair (and VP Rep) |
| Andrzej Zarzycki | HCAD |
| Annie Chatterjee | University Senate |
| Brooke Flammang | CSLA |
| David Horntrop | Faculty Senate |
| Diane Montalto | Board of Trustees |
| Elisa Charters | Board of Trustees |
| Fernando Vera Buschmann | Graduate Student Association |
| Grace Wang | YWCC |
| Janice Akladyous | Undergraduate Student Senate |
| Jim Stamatis | Board of Trustees |
| Johanna Deane | Lecturers and Educators Congress |
| Kevin Belfield | Dean |
| Nicholas DeNichilo | Co-Chair |
| Paul Attallah | NJIT Alumni Association |
| Richard Schatzberg | Board of Visitors |
| Robert Cohen | Board of Trustees Chair |
| Saikat Pal | NCE |
| Shanthi Gopalakrishnan | MTSM |
| Stephanie Tonic | NJIT Foundation |
| Steve Saperstein | NJIT Foundation Board Chair |
Search Partner
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WittKieffer is a premier executive search and leadership advisory firm with deep and broad expertise in the higher education sector.
Search Contacts
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WittKieffer contact info to be added here
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NJIT internal contact info to be added here
