Portland State University
Portland, OR
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President
Ann Cudd
- President
Updated on 07/02/2025
Administration
Earl Blumenauer
- Presidential Fellow and Advisor
Shelly Chabon, Ph.D.
- Provost & Vice President Academic Affairs
Andria Johnson
- Vice President Finance & Administration
Chuck Knepfle
- Vice President Enrollment Management
Ame Lambert
- Vice President Global Diversity & Inclusion
Sheila Martin
- Vice President of Public Affairs and Chief of Staff
Cindy Starke
- General Counsel Office of General Counsel
Richard Tankersley
- Vice President Research & Graduate Studies
Updated on 07/02/2025
Board
Tina Adams
- Member At Large, President, Casso Consulting, Inc.
Al Barkouli '83, '87, '25
- Board Chair; Executive Committee Chair, Chairman & CEO, David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Hermann Colas Jr. '77
- Member At Large, Founder and CEO, Colas Construction, Inc.
Jenna Cooper
- President/Founder, C3 Collective & SpeakYou
Ann Cudd
- Ex Officio Trustee, President, Portland State University
Safaa El-Mansy '95
- Chemistry Instructor, Reed College
Dave Friesen ’03
- Second VP of Enterprise Data & Analytics, Standard Insurance Company
Stacey Henriquez
- Ex Officio Trustee, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, PSU Foundation
Jared Holum
- President, Perkins & Co.
J.T. Hutchinson
- Regional President, PNC Bank
Cary Jackson
- Audit Committee Chair, President, Haven Investments
Ed Johnson '13
- Alumni Relations Committee Chair, Chief Financial Officer OHSU Richmond
Tom Keeler
- Vice President & General Manager, Nexstar Media Group, Inc., KOIN-TV/Portland's CW
Kristen Kern '82
- Philanthropy Committee Chair, Community Leader
Chris Liddle '09
- Controller and Assistant Treasurer, Portland General Electric Company
Marcia Mason '74
- Board Secretary; Investment Committee Chair, Community Leader
Joe McFerrin II '93, '00
- Member At Large, President & CEO, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center & Rosemary Anderson High School
Christine Nickerson
- Community Leader
Jon Owens ’86
- Board Treasurer; Finance Committee Chair, Founder/Owner Balsall Creek Vineyards
Samantha Pahlow '07
- Board Vice Chair; Governance Committee Chair, Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Ferguson Wellman Capital Management
Stephen Petruzelli '68
- PM Financial Services
Mike Richardson '77
- Founder, Dark Horse Comics
Sarah Schwarz
- Ex Officio Trustee, President/CEO, PSU Foundation
Vera Sell '06
- Marketing Consultant and Fractional CMO
Dick Solomon '69
- Richard B. Solomon, CPA
Alice Wiewel
- Retired State Architect, State of Oregon
Keren Brown Wilson '83
- Immediate Past Board Chair, Founder & President, Jessie F. Richardson Foundation
Helen Ying '79, '92
- Board Director, Position 2, At Large, Multnomah Education Service District
Updated on 07/02/2025
Rankings
- National Universities: #259
- Top Public Schools: #145
- Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs: #156
- Economics: #240
- Service Learning: #17
- Top Performers on Social Mobility: #62 Source
Mission And History
Accreditations
- University: Portland State University
- Accrediting Organization: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Accreditation Granted Date: 1956-12-01
- Most Recent Reaffirmation Date: 2023-04-01
- Next Reaffirmation Due: 2029-12-01
Strategic Goals
- Providing equitable access to quality education
- Welcoming and supporting all learners
- Building a community ethos of care and well-being
- Co-creating the future of our region
- Modeling responsible stewardship
- Full Plan
Resources And Documents
- Strategic Plan Goals
- Campus Plan: (No data available)
- Campus Map
- Virtual Tour
- Annual Security And Safety
- Peer Institution
Updated on 07/02/2025