William H. Sanders (born 1961/1962) is Carnegie Mellon University's dean of engineering.
[1][3][4][citation needed] In 1988, Sanders became an assistant professor in the department of computer and electrical engineering at the University of Arizona.
[1][4] In 1994, he began teaching at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as an associate professor.
[5][4] In January 2020, he joined Carnegie Mellon University's college of engineering as its dean.
[4] On July 1, 2025, Sanders is set to become the next president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, succeeding David C.