Michael Kotlikoff

Michael Kotlikoff
15th President of Cornell University
Assumed office
July 1, 2024
Interim July 1, 2024 – March 21, 2025
Preceded byMartha Pollack
Acting
In office
March 6, 2016 – April 25, 2016
Preceded byElizabeth Garrett
Succeeded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Personal details
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania (BA, VMD)
University of California, Davis (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy and physiology
ThesisDynamic mechanical properties of the canine trachea in situ (impedance, propagation) (1984)

Michael I. Kotlikoff is an American biomedical researcher, veterinarian, and the current president of Cornell University since March 2025. He served as interim President from July 1, 2024. He was the provost of Cornell from 2015 to 2024. Since 1986, his academic research on cardiovascular biology, optogenetics, mouse genetics, and ion channel function has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.