Mitchell E. Daniels Jr.

Biography

Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. is the 12th president of Purdue University and the former governor of Indiana.

At Purdue, President Daniels launched a series of initiatives called Purdue Moves that provide bold answers to some of the greatest challenges facing higher education today. The four pillars of Purdue Moves — affordability and accessibility, transformative education, world-changing research, and STEM leadership — leverage Purdue’s historic strengths and promote investment in new ideas, guiding the University in its mission to deliver higher education at the highest proven value.