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Eli Capilouto | |
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![]() Capilouto in 2013 | |
12th President of the University of Kentucky | |
Assumed office 2011 | |
Preceded by | Lee T. Todd Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | August 22, 1949
Education | University of Alabama (BS, DMD, MS) Harvard University (DPH) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Research on dimensions of access to health care (1991) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Dentistry Public health |
Institutions | University of Alabama, Birmingham University of Kentucky |
Eli Capilouto (born August 22, 1949) is an American academic. He serves as the 12th president of the University of Kentucky.[1] He was elected president by the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees in 2011, after serving as provost of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Under his leadership, the Commonwealth's flagship and land-grant research university has grown from $2.7 billion to $6.8 billion in total operations and has gained significant momentum in fulfilling its multi-faceted mission of teaching, research, service and health care.[2]