December 2025
Taylor R. Randall began his tenure as 17th president of the University of Utah in March 2022. An innovative leader and champion of higher education, Randall is charting a new course for how universities deliver societal impact and guiding the U on its path toward becoming a top-10 public university.
Under his leadership, the university embarked on Impact 2030, a strategic plan focused on improving the lives of all 3.6 million Utahns through teaching, research, service, and health care. The strategy aims to grow enrollment to 40,000 and empower students by awakening their curiosity, inspiring purpose, and supporting their success and well-being. Randall is also leading a major campus renewal and expansion, with new living-learning residential communities and a 10-year master plan designed to create “college town magic” and position the university for long-term growth.
Research and innovation are central to Randall’s administration. He has overseen structural reorganizations that drive discovery, accelerate the growth of early-stage technology companies emerging from the U, and bring solutions to market. University-wide programs such as the One-U Responsible AI Initiative address urgent societal needs and strengthen the U’s research enterprise.
Serving the state remains a cornerstone of his vision. The university has reaffirmed its commitment to all Utahns by expanding health care access through the Eccles Health Campus and Eccles Hospital in West Valley, a second campus for Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah county and by addressing mental health challenges through the Kem C. and Carolyn Gardner Mental Health Crisis Care Center and the Huntsman Mental Health Institute’s translational research building.
Randall is the first University of Utah alumnus since 1973 to serve as president. He previously served as a professor of accounting (1999–2009) and dean of the David Eccles School of Business (2009–2021), during which time the school expanded five-fold. He earned his B.A. with honors in accounting from the University of Utah in 1990 and his MBA and Ph.D. in operations and information management from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Randall and his wife, Janet, have four children and two grandchildren. He enjoys mountain and road biking, golfing, family games, and all things sports-related.
Introductory Bio (written to be read aloud at events)
Taylor Randall is the 17th president of the University of Utah and the first alum in 50 years to lead the U. President Randall has an infectious energy and passion for his alma mater. Since stepping into the role in 2022, he’s been on a mission to make the U a top-10 public university with unsurpassed societal impact.
Under his leadership, the university launched Impact 2030, a strategic plan to revolutionize the student experience, change the world through research, and serve the state through the university’s teaching, research, service, and health care missions. Initiatives underway include the Eccles Health Campus and Eccles Hospital in West Valley, a second campus for Huntsman Cancer Institute in Utah county, a campus master plan that builds college town magic, the One-U Responsible AI Initiative, and research funding programs that drive innovation and launch solutions into the real world faster.
Taylor Randall is a true champion of higher education. He believes the University of Utah can chart a new course for how universities can improve lives and change society for the better. And he is excited to lead the U into its best era yet.