Christopher Augostini
President
Emory University
Christopher L. Augostini is the 22nd president of Emory University. He took office September 1, 2026 after serving as executive vice president and enterprise chief operating officer, where he led the strategic and operational integration of both Emory University and Emory Healthcare.
In his executive VP and enterprise COO role, Augostini oversaw integrated capital planning and real estate, investment management, finance, debt management, enterprise risk management, internal audit, and compliance integration across the Emory enterprise. He also headed the university’s administrative functions, including business operations, information technology and cybersecurity, human resources, and public safety.
As vice chair of the Emory Healthcare Board of Directors, Augostini played a central role in governance and strategic alignment across the health system. He collaborated with the board chair and the executive vice president for Woodruff Health Sciences / CEO of Emory Healthcare to ensure coordinated leadership and enterprise-wide success.
Augostini previously spent more than eight years as Emory University’s executive vice president for business and administration and chief financial officer; and for three of those years he was also CFO for Emory Healthcare. Before joining Emory, he served for 17 years as senior vice president and chief operating officer at Georgetown University, where he led financial and operational transformations.
Augostini serves on the board of directors of W. R. Berkley Corporation. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in public policy analysis from the State University of New York at Albany. He and his wife, Maria, have two daughters.
