Wendell Pritchett

Interim President

(2022)

B.A. Brown University, 1986
J.D. Yale, 1991
Ph.D. Penn, 1997

Former Provost Wendell Pritchett took office in February 2022 when Amy Gutmann departed to become Ambassador to Germany. He served until Liz Magill began her tenure as Penn’s ninth president on July 1, 2022. He is currently the James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education at the University of Pennsylvania.

While interim president, Pritchett—who has had a strong connection to Penn throughout his entire life—was active on campus, moderating the annual Silfen Forum, recognizing the 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prize winners, kicking off major expansion projects on campus, celebrating Penn’s first fully in-person Commencement since before the COVID-19 pandemic, and much more.

Wendell E. Pritchett PhD is the James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education at the University of Pennsylvania

Penn Presidents

Biographical sketches of Penn Presidents (including Interim Presidents) and historically significant aspects of University history during each administration.