VCU Board of Visitors

Office of the President

Executive committee

Please note that all committee assignments are being updated as of July 2026.

  • Mr. Steven DeLuca, Rector
  • Mr. Neil Amin, Vice Rector and Chair, Governance and Compensation Committee
  • Mr. Harry Thalhimer, Secretary 
  • Chair, Audit, Integrity, and Compliance Committee
  • Chair, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
  • Chair, Facilities, Real Estate, and Administration Committee
  • Chair, Finance and University Resources Committee
  • member-at-large
  • member-at-large

Senior leadership: Chelsea Gray, Executive Director of Board and Executive Operations

Standing committees

Academic, Health Affairs and Research Committee

  • Ms. Rooz Dadabhoy, Chair
  • Ms. Heidi Schlicher Cook, Vice Chair
  • Mr. Robert L. Greene, Jr.
  • Mr. Harry Thalhimer
  • Mr. Gurpreet "P2" Sandhu
  • Ms. Alexis Swann

Senior leadership

  • Arturo Saavedra, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President & Provost
  • P. Srirama Rao, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Innovation

Staff support

  • Ashli Phillips, Executive Assistant to the Executive Vice President & Provost

Academic and Health Affairs Committee Charter

Audit, Integrity and Compliance Committee

  • Ms. Alexis Swann, Chair
  • Mr. Robert L. Greene, Jr., Vice Chair
  • Mr. Clyde Clark
  • Ms. Heidi Schlicher Cook
  • Dr. Siobhan Dunnavant
  • Dr. Kenneth Lipstock

Senior leadership

  • Suzanne Milton, Chief Audit and Compliance Executive

Staff support

  • Kimberly E. Drew, Executive Assistant & Office Manager, Audit and Compliance Services

Audit, Integrity and Compliance Committee Charter

 

Facilities, Real Estate and Administration Committee

  • Mr. Randolph Reynolds, Jr., Chair
  • Mr. Clyde Clark, Vice Chair 
  • Mr. Anthony Bedell
  • Mr. Frank M. "Rusty" Conner III
  • Mr. Robert L. Greene, Jr.
  • Dr. Kenneth Lipstock

Senior leadership

  • Meredith Weiss, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer

Staff support

Finance and University Resources Committee

  • Mr. Anthony Bedell, Chair
  • Mr. Gurpreet "P2" Sandhu, Vice Chair 
  • Dr. Siobhan Dunnavant
  • Mr. Randolph Reynolds, Jr.
  • Mr. Clarence "C.J." Sailor
  • Mr. Harry Thalhimer

Senior leadership

  • Meredith Weiss, Ph.D., Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
  • Magnus, Johnsson, Interim Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
  • Alexis Ehrhardt, Ed.D., Vice President for Government Relations
  • Karah Gunther, Vice President of External Affairs and Health Policy 

Staff support

  • Jessica Bryant, Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives

Finance and University Resources Committee Charter

Governance and Compensation Committee

  • Mr. Neil Amin, Chair
  • Mr. Frank M. "Rusty" Conner III
  • Mr. Anthony Bedell
  • Ms. Rooz Dadabhoy
  • Ambassador Carmen Lomellin
  • Mr. Clarence "C.J." Sailor
  • Ms. Alexis Swann

Senior leadership

  • Chelsea Gray, Executive Director of Board and Executive Operations

Governance and Compensation Committee Charter

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee

  • Mr. Clarence "C.J." Sailor, Chair
  • Ambassador Carmen Lomellin, Vice Chair
  • Mr. Anthony Bedell
  • Mr. Clyde Clark
  • Ms. Heidi Schlicher Cook
  • Ms. Rooz Dadabhoy
  • Mr. Frank M. "Rusty" Conner III

Senior leadership

  • Edward McLaughlin, Vice President and Director of Athletics

Staff support

  • Chelsea Gray, Executive Director of Board and Executive Operations

Intercollegiate Athletics Committee Charter

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