In the article "Meet GW Interim Provost John Lach," GW Today profiles John Lach, who began his new role as the George Washington University’s interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs on July 1. The article highlights his career progression and six-year tenure as Dean of GW Engineering, where his collaborative, interdisciplinary leadership helped position him as a strong choice for the university-wide role.
Here is an excerpt from the article: "Lach, who describes his leadership style as “strategy-based empowerment,” plans to help people across the university community realize their bold ideas and tackle them together with clarity and purpose in-line with the strategic framework. Lach is especially excited to dig deep into his interdisciplinary roots in this role and work across schools and teams and engage more deeply with other faculty leaders and students to help execute GW’s strategy at the university level."
Read more in GW Today.