Samuel L. Stanley

Samuel L. Stanley
Stanley in 2014
21st President of Michigan State University
In office
August 1, 2019  November 4, 2022
Preceded byLou Anna Simon
John Engler (interim)
Satish Udpa (acting)
Succeeded byTeresa Woodruff (interim)
Kevin Guskiewicz
5th President of Stony Brook University
In office
July 1, 2009  July 31, 2019
Preceded byShirley Strum Kenny
Succeeded byMichael A. Bernstein (interim)
Maurie D. McInnis
Personal details
Born
Samuel Leonard Stanley Jr.

(1954-01-11) January 11, 1954
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA)
Harvard University (MD)
Scientific career
FieldsInternal medicine
Institutions

Samuel L. Stanley Jr. (born January 11, 1954) is an American educator and biomedical researcher. He was president of Michigan State University from 2019 to November 2022, and president of Stony Brook University from 2009 to 2019. Stanley is one of the founding directors of the Midwest Regional Center of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases Research.

On October 13, 2022, Stanley announced his resignation as president of Michigan State University, and stepped down on November 4, 2022.