Jay B. Silveria, president of the University of Arkansas System and a retired Air Force lieutenant general, was unanimously elected Purdue University's 14th president. He will take over from interim President Mitch Daniels on Feb. 1, 2027.
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria has been unanimously elected the 14th president of Purdue University, according to the Board of Trustees on Thursday. He is currently president of the University of Arkansas System.
Silveria will officially take over on Feb. 1, 2027. He succeeds interim President Mitch Daniels, who has led the university since July.
Silveria has led the University of Arkansas System since January 2025. He is a retired Air Force lieutenant general and a former superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, serving from 2017 to 2020.
