Mung Chiang

Mung Chiang (; born February 2, 1977) is a Chinese-American electrical engineer and academic administrator who has been serving as the current and 13th president of Purdue University since January 2023. He is the youngest president of a top-50 American university in recent history, taking office at age 45.

Chiang served as executive vice president of Purdue University from 2021 to 2023 and as dean of the Purdue University College of Engineering from 2017 to 2023. Previously at Princeton University, he served as full professor of electrical engineering since 2011 and as faculty member since 2003.

Chiang is credited with 25 U.S. patents, many of which have been adopted and utilized by the communications and networking industry. Provided by Wikipedia