The current president is Kevin Hallock, formerly the dean of the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University.
[1] The University of Richmond was founded in 1830 as an academy created by the "Education Society" of the Baptist General Association of Virginia.
In 1832, the academy was relocated and renamed the Virginia Baptist Seminary, and Robert Ryland was named superintendent.
From 1869 to 1895, the college changed to a faculty-run administration, and the position of president was eliminated.
The position was restored in 1895 with the appointment of Frederic W. Boatwright as president.