Kevin Guskiewicz

Kevin Guskiewicz (born April 8, 1966) is an American academic administrator who is the president of Michigan State University. He previously served as the 12th chancellor and 30th chief executive of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Education and career
A Greater Latrobe High School athlete who participated in football and tennis, Guskiewicz graduated from West Chester University with a bachelor's in athletic training in 1989, from University of Pittsburgh with a master's degree, where he worked for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and from University of Virginia with a Ph.D. in 1995. He was a member of the National Football League’s head, neck and spine committee, and partnered with the NCAA.

Guskiewicz was a neuroscientist, sports medicine researcher, and the Kenan Distinguished Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is one of the Principal Investigators of the Injury Prevention Research Center, and directs the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center. He is a 2011 MacArthur Fellow. On January 1, 2016, he became Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill. On February 6, 2019, he was announced as interim chancellor, and on December 13, 2019, he was named chancellor by the UNC Board of Governors. On December 8, 2023 the Michigan State University Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Guskiewicz as the 22nd president of the university. His term began on March 4, 2024.

Personal life
Guskiewicz was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. He resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with his wife and four children.