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Ann Huff Stevens is the provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. As the chief academic officer, she leads the university’s academic mission, overseeing all elements of research, teaching, and the student and faculty experience at the university. She oversees the recruitment, development, and promotion of faculty, deans, and other academic leaders, and coordinates academic planning with budget preparation and capital development needs. She works collaboratively with the deans, faculty, staff, and students in the exercise of shared governance for the É«½ä³ÉÈËÖ±²¥ campus. Her appointment as provost began in July 2025.

Her research interests include the incidence and long-term effects of job loss, connections between economic shocks and health, and poverty and safety-net dynamics. Stevens’ research has been supported by numerous grants from foundations and federal agencies and is widely cited, placing her in the top 4% of economists worldwide.Ìý

From 2019 to 2025, Stevens served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and professor of economics at the University of Texas at Austin where she held the David Bruton, Jr. Regents Chair in Liberal Arts and led a team of faculty and staff that grew sponsored research funding in the college by 50% in five years. In the undergraduate area, Stevens expanded career services and research opportunities for students and oversaw significant growth in undergraduate enrollment.

From 2003 to 2019, Stevens was a professor of economics at the University of California Davis where she also was the founding director of the Center for Poverty Research, Chair of the Department of Economics, and Interim Dean of the Graduate School of Management.Ìý

Stevens received her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and her undergraduate degree in economics and political science from American University.Ìý