SUNY Board of Trustees Appoints Jim Malatras President of Empire State College

Longtime aide and advisor to Governor Cuomo, Jim Malatras, was appointed President of Empire State College during this week’s SUNY Board of Trustees meeting. Mr. Malatras has previously served as Director of State Operations for Governor Cuomo and as Vice Chancellor for Policy and Chief of Staff at SUNY. He also served as Executive Director of the Governor’s New NY Education Reform Commission from 2012-2014. Most recently, Mr. Malatras served as President at the Rockefeller Institute of Government.

Mr. Malatras holds a Ph.D. in political science from the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, where he received the Presidential Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation Award. He also holds a masters and bachelors of arts in political science from the University at Albany. His appointment is effective July 15, 2019.