Leadership

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Leadership

President
Dr. Ann E. Rondeau

Vice Admiral (ret.) Ann E. Rondeau became President of the
Naval Postgraduate School in January 2019.

Vice President, Provost, Chief Academic Officer (Acting)
Dr. James H. Newman

Provost Newman assumed these duties in June 2024.

Chief of Staff,
CO of Military Staff
Commander Andrew Ceniseroz

Commander Ceniseroz became Chief of Staff in April 2024.

Vice President,
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Robert Sweeney

Mr. Sweeney assumed these duties in July 2022.

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Department and Academic Group Chairs / Senior Administration

NPS academic departments are 100% focused on meeting the unique needs of Naval forces, DOD, and our allied partners to advance U.S. national security. Throughout the leadership structure at NPS are visionaries capable of marrying high-level, forward-thinking academia with real-world DOD relevance, guiding the university to excel in its unique niche.

Applied Mathematics Chair, Dr. Ralucca Gera
Computer Science Chair, Dr. Gurminder Singh
Defense Analysis Acting Chair, Dr. Michael E. Freeman
Department of Defense Management Chair, Mr. Raymond D. Jones
Electrical and Computer Engineering Chair, Dr. Douglas Fouts
Information Sciences Chair, Dr. Alex Bordetsky
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Acting Chair, Dr. Jarema M. Didoszak
Meteorology Chair, Dr. Wendell A. Nuss
National Security Affairs Chair, Dr. Maria J. Rasmussen
Oceanography Chair, Dr. Peter C. Chu
Operations Research Chair, Dr. Matt Carlyle
Physics Acting Chair, Dr. Frank Narducci
Systems Engineering Chair, Dr. Oleg Yakimenko
Cyber Academic Group, Chair, Dr. Cynthia Irvine
Energy Academic Group, Chair, Dr. Daniel Nussbaum
Space Systems Academic Group, Chair, Dr. Wenschel Lan
Undersea Warfare Academic Group, Chair, Dr. Douglas Horner
Vice Provost for Research and Innovation, Dr. Kevin B. Smith
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Dr. James Bret Michael
Vice Provost for Academic Leadership, Dr. Jomana Amara
University Librarian (Acting), Edward M. Corrado
Dean of Students, Captain Eric J. Skalski

Senior Management / Staff

Providing critical management across varied functional support areas are a team of leaders dedicated to high-level, responsible and efficient service to the Naval Postgraduate School and the Navy. NPS' Management team oversee the efficient delivery of empowering services to the institution, enabling the NPS community to fulfill its mission of naval-unique education and research.