Cornell has named Christine D. Lovely, associate vice chancellor and chief human resources officer at the University of California, Davis, as its next vice president and chief human resources officer, effective Aug. 30.
The Executive Committee of the Cornell University Board of Trustees approved Lovely’s appointment May 25. She will succeed Mary Opperman, who announced plans to step down last fall. Initially planning to depart June 30, Opperman has agreed to stay on through Aug. 29, concluding 25 years of service at Cornell.
Lovely is a lawyer-turned-human resources executive with extensive experience in higher education and a passion for promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
“I’m very excited to join Cornell,” Lovely said. “To be able to come into an organization and innovate and be creative is very enticing – and to do it at a place like Cornell makes this in many ways my dream job.”
“Christine has an impressive track record of engaged leadership, recruiting and retaining talented staff, and building a sense of belonging among all employees,” said President Martha E. Pollack. “I look forward to working with Christine to make sure Cornell remains one of the best places to work in the country.”
The university employs approximately 18,000 staff and faculty on campuses in Ithaca, Geneva, New York City and Qatar, as well as dozens of research facilities. Lovely’s portfolio will include oversight of the Division of Human Resources, Office of Inclusion and Workforce...
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