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Kevin Guskiewicz, Ph.D.

President Michigan State University

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Kevin Guskiewicz, Ph.D.
PresidentMichigan State University

Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and academic leader who assumed the presidency of Michigan State University on March 4, 2024.
Following his arrival at MSU, Guskiewicz embarked on a 48-plus-stop listening and learning tour of the university’s colleges and administrative units. The tour was a key component of his work to help identify an institutional “true north” that will lead MSU to provide the best education and workplace culture for Spartans and bold service to the public in the land-grant tradition.
He previously served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a nationally recognized expert on sport-related concussions. His research team’s groundbreaking work influenced concussion guidelines in the NFL and NCAA.
In 2011, Guskiewicz received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship for his innovative work on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of sport-related concussions. In 2013, Time magazine named him a Game Changer, one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America.”
Guskiewicz earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training from West Chester University, a master’s in exercise physiology/athletic training from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctorate in sports medicine from the University of Virginia.

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The Art and Science of Strategic Leadership Strategic leadership is both an art and a science. It requires vision-setting, data-informed strategy, and a deep understanding of people. The most effective leaders blend critical thinking with empathy—using data to guide decisions while inspiring and empowering their teams. In his 20 years as a university department chair, dean, chancellor, and president, Kevin has drawn on his background as a researcher—including work on concussion protocols for the NCAA and NFL—to approach leadership like a scientist: ask the right questions, form hypotheses, test solutions, and measure impact. Every leadership challenge is an opportunity to apply this mindset—gather the right team, test the best ideas, and communicate outcomes clearly. That’s where science meets the art of leadership.

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MSU Detroit Center

3408 Woodward Ave

Detroit,

MI

48201

United States

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