Keith Eric Whitfield is an American psychologist, educator and gerontologist that currently serves as the President of University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

[1][2] Prior to the position, he was the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs and a professor of psychology at Wayne State University.

[11][12] After Whitfield's father completed his service in Japan and earned his degree at the University of Colorado, Boulder, the family moved across the United States.

[11] In a 2023 interview with Mayor of Las Vegas Carolyn Goodman, Whitfield states his family moved to Colorado, Michigan, Virginia, Alabama, and Illinois before he graduated from high school.

[20] During his time as president, Whitfield has shown his interest in creating additional partnerships with gaming companies for the university's research and technology park in August 2021.

[26] According to Zoë Bernard of Rolling Stone, the event had a history of injuries, as it was "known for landing participants in the ER with broken noses and concussions.

[26] The Nevada Athletic Commission unanimously passed "Nathan's Law" in December 2021 that would enforce emergency regulations for amateur boxing events.

[29][30] Whitfield expressed his sympathies to Valencia's family and declared that the university would be "committing all available resources to review the incident and determine how off-campus events like these can be as safe as possible.

[33] In an interview with KTNV-TV, developer Russ Logan, UNLV alum and member of the AI Foundation, said that Whitfield had spent five hours recording dialogue for the program.