Currently serving for a second time as President of West Virginia University, Dr. E. Gordon Gee has been a leader in higher education for more than three decades. In addition to his service at West Virginia University, Gee served as President of The Ohio State University (twice), Vanderbilt University, Brown University and the University of Colorado. 

Born in Vernal, Utah, Dr. Gee graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in history and earned his J.D. and Ed.D. degrees from Columbia University. Dr. Gee has been a member of several national education-governance organizations and committees, including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities and the American Council on Education. During his tenures, he has also been active in many national professional and service organizations, and has received numerous honorary degrees, awards, fellowships and recognitions.