Interim President 
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.

Daniels will serve as interim president of Purdue University until Feb. 1, 2027, when President-elect Jay B. Silveria assumes office as the university’s 14th president.

A Presidential Message

Hear directly from President Daniels as he shares his commitment to maintaining Purdue’s forward progress and stewarding its success during this leadership transition.

President Chiang has led Purdue forward in a host of important ways, and it’s essential that the momentum he has generated be maintained. If the board believes that recalling me to active duty temporarily can help in this respect, no one as devoted to this institution as I am could say anything but yes.

Mitch Daniels

Interim president

About President Daniels

Daniels served for 10 years as Purdue’s president (2013-22), a period marked by his legacy of championing frozen tuition and student success. Before his tenure at the university, he was the 49th governor of Indiana (2005-13).

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