Lance Collins, the dean of Cornell University’s College of Engineering, has been named the inaugural VP and executive director for the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus. He’s been leading Cornell’s engineering college since 2010, after first joining the university in 2002 as a professor.

Collins was selected after Virginia Tech (VT) did an international search for its upcoming campus being built in Northern Virginia. His expertise in tech mixed with his passion to accelerate diversity and inclusion efforts aligned with the type of leader the university was looking for, according to a press release.

Collins will start his new position with VT on Aug. 1.

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