Chief Operating Officer Patrick O鈥橰ourke announced听he has appointed Chris Ewing to serve as the new vice chancellor for infrastructure and sustainability at CU Boulder, effective April 1, following a national search.
Ewing has served in the role in an interim capacity since May of last year after serving for six years as the assistant vice chancellor for planning, design and construction.听
鈥淚 am excited that we have someone on our campus of Chris鈥櫶齝aliber who is ready to lead our Infrastructure & Sustainability team, and I鈥檓 grateful for his enthusiasm to do so,鈥� O鈥橰ourke said. 鈥淐hris鈥櫶齦eadership in an interim capacity proved invaluable as we began executing on priority initiatives of the Campus Master Plan. I鈥檓 excited for his vision for his new role, and also for Chris鈥櫶齪assion for equity and inclusivity both in leading his team and also in approaching our campus built environment. Chris will be a key leader in advancing our sustainability goals.鈥�
During Ewing鈥檚 time as interim vice chancellor, Infrastructure & Sustainability has embarked on the creation of a Climate Action Plan that will help create a road map toward the university鈥檚 goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, as well as the design of the first two new residential buildings envisioned in the 2021 Campus Master Plan. As an assistant vice chancellor, Ewing helped oversee multiple critical campus planning initiatives, including Strategic Facilities Visioning and the 2021 Campus Master Plan, which was approved by the CU Board of Regents in February 2022.
Ewing joined the university in 2008 as a project administrator/owner representative, acting as a liaison between project design and construction teams and campus clients. Before joining CU Boulder, Ewing served as an associate director of facilities for biopharmaceutical company Replidyne, Inc. Before taking that role, he was a project manager at a pre-construction and construction management consulting firm for biopharmaceutical clients. He started his professional career as an intern architect for a local architecture firm that specializes in the design of health care and senior living facilities.听
鈥淚 am humbled by the opportunity to continue serving the university in this role,鈥� Ewing said. 鈥淥ur I&S leadership team and staff are just as passionate as I am about supporting our students and campus community in meeting the mission of education and research. I鈥檓 excited to help foster continued innovation and a dedication to maintaining our beautiful Boulder campus infrastructure that enhances the student, faculty and staff experience.鈥�
Ewing was born and raised in Costa Rica. He holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in environmental design from CU Boulder and a master鈥檚 degree in business administration from Colorado State University.听
鈥淚 want to thank Executive Vice Provost for Academic Resource Management Ann Schmiesing for chairing our search committee, as well as the committee for their leadership and service in guiding a successful search,鈥� O鈥橰ourke said. 鈥淚 also want to thank all of our campus community members who participated in candidate forums and finalist interviews. Their input proved invaluable as we completed the search process.鈥�
