Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
Chancellor of City University of New York
Dr. Matos Rodríguez is the Chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY). Prior to his appointment as Chancellor in May 2019, Dr. Matos Rodríguez was president of CUNY’s Queens College and of CUNY’s Eugenio María de Hostos Community College in the Bronx. Dr. Matos Rodríguez has served as a professor, administrator, and former Cabinet Secretary for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. He currently serves as board and executive committee chair of Research Foundation CUNY, co-chair of New York City Regional Economic Development Council, and as past chair and member of the executive committee of the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE). Additionally, he serves on the boards of Phipps Houses, the United Way of New York City, and the Association for a Better New York (ABNY), as well as on the steering committee of Research Alliance for New York City Schools. Dr. Matos Rodríguez holds a B.A. from Yale University and received a doctorate in history from Columbia University.