If you are interested in having Chancellor Gabel speak at your next event:
- Contact the chancellor’s office to place a speaking request. The Office of the Chancellor does not consider requests placed less than three weeks before a scheduled event.
- Once the office has confirmed her participation, fill out the remarks request form.
Biography for Introducing the Chancellor at an Event
It is my pleasure to introduce the University of Pittsburgh’s 19th chancellor, Joan Gabel, who oversees Pitt’s campus community of more than 34,000 students and 16,000 faculty and staff members. Her focus is advancing Pitt’s legacy of student success, meaningful research, and commitment to the community.
Gabel led the creation of the University’s first metrics-driven strategic plan, the Plan for Pitt 2028, which prioritizes the University’s values and impact, and since her arrival, the University has achieved record new student applications, graduation rates, postgraduation placement and research expenditures.
She is the academic vice-chair of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness; chair-elect of the board of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; and chair of the Fulbright Scholar Advisory Board (CIES). She is on the boards of UPMC, the Association of American Universities and the American Council on Education.
Please welcome Chancellor Joan Gabel.