Thomas Poon

Thomas Poon
17th President of Loyola Marymount University
Assumed office
June 1, 2025
Preceded byTimothy Law Snyder
President of Pitzer College
Interim
In office
July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016
Preceded byLaura Skandera Trombley
Succeeded byMelvin L. Oliver
Scientific career
Alma materFairfield University
University of California, Los Angeles
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsLoyola Marymount University
Thesis Trans-cyclooctene as a mechanistic tool in the ene reactions of singlet oxygen and triazolinediones and photophysical properties of metallated fullerenes  (1995)

Thomas Poon is an American chemist serving as the 17th President of the Loyola Marymount University. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Provost of the institution, as well as Acting President of Pitzer College in 2014, and Interim President from July 2015 to July 2016.