Peter Mohler Announced as the new President at the University of Alabama

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A distinguished leader with over 20 years of experience in higher education, Mohler currently serves as executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge at Ohio State University and chief scientific officer of OSU’s Wexner Medical Center. He served as the university’s acting president in 2023, successfully leading one of the largest public flagships in the nation.

As acting president, Mohler led 15 academic colleges and programs serving over 65,000 students, and advanced key initiatives in economic development, college athletics, enrollment growth, academic excellence and campus safety, among other areas. Mohler is a strong advocate for increased educational access and student success, and he has supported innovative programs to enhance entrepreneurial learning, improve graduation outcomes and align education with career pathways.

Mohler joined Ohio State in 2011 as the director of the Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute and subsequently served as chair of the department of physiology and cell biology, vice dean of research in the College of Medicine, and vice president for research for the university. His current role at Ohio State is dedicated to growing high-impact academics, research, scholarship and entrepreneurship across the enterprise, as well as building strategic partnerships with government and industry leaders to foster innovation and fuel economic and workforce development.

Under Mohler’s leadership, Ohio State has risen in national research rankings, and research and development expenditures have increased by around $600 million annually – topping $1.5 billion. He has supported over $100 million in gifts and led academic efforts to establish several transformational academic centers and initiatives on campus, including a 300-acre innovation district focused on accelerating collaboration across public, private and academic sectors to drive academic achievement and economic success while preparing future-ready graduates.

Mohler earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Wake Forest University and his doctorate in cell and molecular physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He performed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Duke University before being appointed to the faculty at Vanderbilt University and later the University of Iowa.

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