David Lassner

David is the 15th president of the University of Hawaiʻi and also serves as interim chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His current agenda includes a focus on helping more Hawaiʻi residents earn college credentials and developing an innovation sector to strengthen the state’s economy while creating high-quality jobs. He is also advancing UH’s commitments to sustainability and becoming a model indigenous-serving university. He has been recognized with Internet2’s Richard Rose Award, WCET’s Richard Jonsen Award, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California’s inaugural Christine Haska Distinguished Service Award and as a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of Hawaiʻi.