Presidents and Provosts
Stanford University is currently led by President Jonathan Levin and Provost Jenny Martinez.
| 1891-1913 | David Starr Jordan |
| 1913-1915 | John Casper Branner |
| 1916-1943 | Ray Lyman Wilbur1 |
| 1943-1948 | Donald B. Tresidder2 |
| 1949-1968 | J. E. Wallace Sterling3 |
| 1968-1970 | Kenneth S. Pitzer |
| 1970-1980 | Richard W. Lyman |
| 1980-1992 | Donald Kennedy |
| 1992-2000 | Gerhard Casper |
| 2000-2016 | John L. Hennessy |
| 2016-2023 | Marc Tessier-Lavigne |
| 2023-2024 | Richard Saller |
| 2024- | Jonathan Levin |
1 Robert Eccles Swain served as acting president from 1929-1933.
2 Alvin Eurich served as acting president between Tresidder and Sterling.
3 Robert J. Glaser served as acting president between Sterling and Pitzer.
| 1952-1955 | Douglas M. Whitaker |
| 1955-1965 | Frederick E. Terman |
| 1967-1970 | Richard W. Lyman |
| 1971-1978 | William F. Miller |
| 1979 | Gerald Lieberman |
| 1979-1980 | Donald Kennedy |
| 1980-1984 | Albert Hastorf |
| 1984-1992 | James N. Rosse |
| 1992-1993 | Gerald Lieberman |
| 1993-1999 | Condoleezza Rice |
| 1999-2000 | John L. Hennessy |
| 2000-2017 | John W. Etchemendy |
| 2017-2023 | Persis Drell |
| 2023- | Jenny Martinez |