{"id":759,"date":"2022-12-07T11:37:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/?page_id=759"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:26:42","slug":"leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/we-are-usc\/the-university\/leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--simplified-landing-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--simplified-landing-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"\"\n                              class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC&#8217;s leadership includes the university president, board of trustees, academic deans and senior administration. These dedicated individuals are steered by a profound passion for guiding the university&#8217;s central mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                   \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/www.usc.edu\/policies\/mission-statement\/  aria-label=\"Read more about The Role and Mission of USC\">The Role and Mission of USC<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <blockquote><p>\u201cThe Trojan Family has no boundaries on its power to do good \u2014 not by geography, not by generation, not by school or discipline, and not by any other difference.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Suzanne Nora Johnson, Chair, USC Board of Trustees<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>University President<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Beong-Soo Kim serves as the 13th president of the University of Southern California. Previously USC\u2019s Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Kim has been a key figure in advancing initiatives across academics, advancement, athletics, healthcare, research and student life. 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