FIU is a public university in the state of Florida, governed by a board of trustees. The 13 members of the Board of Trustees are appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida and the Board of Governors of the State University System.
Reporting directly to the Board of Trustees, FIU is led by Interim President Jeanette M. Nuñez. She, along with the other members of her executive team, directs the academic and administrative activities of the university.
Florida International University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate, baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Interim President | Jeanette M. Nuñez |
| Provost; Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer | Elizabeth M. Bejar |
| Chief Financial Officer; Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration | Aime Martinez |
| Senior Vice President, Health Affairs; Dean, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Juan Cendan |
| Senior Vice President, Research & Economic Development; Dean, University Graduate School | Andres G. Gil |
| Senior Vice President, University Advancement; CEO, FIU Foundation, Inc. | Kenneth C. Hall |
| Senior Vice President of Human Resources | El pagnier K. Hudson |
| Senior Vice President; Chief Administrative Officer | Kenneth A. Jessell |
| Senior Vice President, Operations & Safety; Chief of Staff | Javier I. Marques |
| Senior Vice President, Strategic Communications, Government and External Affairs | Michelle L. Palacio |
| Vice President, Student Affairs | Charlie Andrews |
| Vice President, Academic Affairs: Student Success Operations and Integrated Planning | Bridgette E. Cram |
| Vice President, Information Technology; Chief Information Officer | Robert Grillo |
| Athletic Director | Scott Carr |
| General Counsel | Carlos B. Castillo |
| College/School | Name |
|---|---|
| Arts, Sciences & Education | Michael R. Heithaus |
| Business | William Hardin |
| Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism Management | Michael Cheng |
| Communication, Architecture + The Arts | Brian Schriner |
| Engineering and Computing | Ines Triay (Interim) |
| Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | Juan Cendan |
| Honors College | Juan Carlos "JC" Espinosa |
| Law | Antony Page |
| Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences | Jorge A. Valdés |
| Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | Tomás Guilarte |
| Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs | Shlomi Dinar |
| University Graduate School | Andres G. Gil |
| University Libraries | Nancy Kirkpatrick |