Linda Lorimer

Linda Lorimer
Vice President for Global and Strategic Initiatives (and other positions) at Yale University
In office
1978 – 1986, 1993 – 2015
President of
Randolph–Macon Woman's College
In office
1986–1993
Personal details
SpouseCharles Ellis
Alma materHollins University
Yale University

Linda Koch Lorimer was Vice President for Global and Strategic Initiatives at Yale University, where she was responsible for an array of administrative departments. She developed and oversaw Yale's Office of International Affairs and created its Office of Digital Dissemination, which takes the administrative lead in sharing the university's intellectual treasury around the world. She is also the university officer responsible for the Office of Public Affairs and Communications, the Yale Broadcast Center, and the Yale University Press. She serves a liaison to the Association of Yale Alumni.[1]

Lorimer has served in a number of roles in the Yale administration and as President of Randolph-Macon Woman's College, now called Randolph College. She holds positions on numerous boards, including having served as board chair of the Association of American Colleges and Universities and vice-chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on "The Future of Universities."[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Linda K. Lorimer, University Leadership | Yale". Yale.edu. 2010-02-15. Archived from the original on 2014-01-22. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
  2. ^ "Linda Lorimer appointed to Pearson board". Pearson.com. Retrieved 2013-08-25.