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SUNY appoints Kristina Johnson as system’s 13th chancellor

Kristina Johnson will become will the 13 chancellor of the State University of New York, effective Sept. 5, replacing current SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher. Johnson is currently serving as founder and CEO of Bethesda, Maryland–based Cube Hydro Partners, LLC. She also served as undersecretary of energy during the Obama administration. (Photo credit: U.S. Department of Energy website)

ALBANY, N.Y. — The State University of New York (SUNY) board of trustees has appointed Kristina Johnson as SUNY’s 13th chancellor.

Johnson’s appointment as chancellor is effective Sept. 5 at an annual state salary of $560,000, SUNY said in a news release posted Monday on the system’s website.

She’ll replace Nancy Zimpher, who announced she would retire in June following her eight-year term as chancellor.

The SUNY board of trustees will appoint interim leadership for the period between June and September at its June 21 meeting.

Johnson is currently serving as founder and CEO of Bethesda, Maryland–based Cube Hydro Partners, LLC, which develops hydroelectric generation facilities that provide clean energy to communities and businesses throughout the country.

Besides her work with Cube Hydro, she had previously served as undersecretary of energy at the U.S. Department of Energy during the Obama administration.

In addition, Johnson also served as provost at Johns Hopkins University and as senior vice president for academic affairs, as well as dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University.

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Eric Reinhardt