The Ohio Board of Regents was created in 1963 by the Ohio General Assembly to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly; develop a strategy involving Ohio's public and independent colleges and universities; advocate for and manage state funds for public colleges; and coordinate and implement state higher education policies.
In 2015 the Ohio General Assembly renamed the office of the Board of Regents as the "Department of Higher Education.
"[1] The board consists of nine members, in addition to two ex-officio representatives from the state legislature.
The nine regents are not compensated and are appointed by the Governor to nine-year terms of service.
The Governor appoints the chancellor who leads a professional staff in the service of higher education.