Steven C. Currall became the seventh president of the University of South Florida on July 1, 2019. Dr. Currall brings to the presidency a broad range of academic leadership experience at high-performing research universities and private institutions. He has held appointments at institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) -- the group of top research universities in the U.S. and Canada to which USF aspires – including the University of California, Davis, Rice University, and the University of Chicago. He also has held appointments at universities with multiple campuses.

He has conducted research and taught for three decades on organizational psychology topics such as innovation, emerging technologies, negotiation and corporate governance.  At USF, he is a tenured professor.  He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, elected in 2013 for the study of societal impacts of science and engineering. In addition, he served as a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group at the invitation of the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. 

Cheyenne Currall has nearly 30 years of global business development and management consulting experience across the United States, Asia and Europe. Her efforts have spanned a variety of industries, including health care, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, financial services, higher education and professional services.

For the past two years, she served in the newly created position of vice president and executive advisor for global advancement at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. In that role, she developed strategic partnerships with health care organizations, educational and research institutions, investors, and philanthropic individuals and foundations globally. Dr. Currall developed an overall global advancement vision for the institution, started an international donor pipeline and spearheaded an international patient services initiative.

Since 2011, Dr. Currall has been managing partner of Cognoscere, Inc., a private advisory group on cross-border mergers and acquisitions, executive search and coaching, with offices in San Francisco and Houston. She is responsible for overall practice development, service delivery and client management.