George M. Philip (Officer In Charge)

Interim SUNY Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark named George M. Philip Officer in Charge of the University at Albany. Clark will recommend that the SUNY Trustees name Philip Interim President at an upcoming meeting. Philip replaced Susan Herbst who accepted the position of executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer of the University System of Georgia. Philip is a SUNY Albany graduate were he earned both his bachelors and masters degrees, and holds a juris doctor degree from Western New England Law School in Springfield, MA. Philip worked for 36 years in the New York State Teachers Retirement System holding progressively more responsible leadership positions. In 1995, he was named executive director of the Retirement System. Recently retired from that position, he is currently the retirement systems chief investment officer. Philip has served as chair of the University Council and is a director of the SUNY research foundation.

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News release, "SUNY Interim Chancellor Clark Appoints George M. Philip as University at Albany Officer in Charge," October 3, 2007, UAlbany News Archive, Office of Communications and Marketing