Sunil Kumar is an Indian-born academic administrator serving as president of Tufts University since 1 July 2023.
He was previously the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University from 2016 to 2023.
He was also a senior associate dean of academic affairs and oversaw the MBA program.
[3] Kumar was later the George Pratt Shultz Professor of Operations Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he also served as the dean since 2011.
[4][5] On 17 November 2022, Kumar was announced as the 14th president of Tufts University, succeeding Anthony Monaco.