Robert J. Jones

Robert J. Jones (born 1951) is an American crop physiology scientist, currently serving as the 10th chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since September 2016. He served as the 19th president of the State University of New York at Albany from 2013 to 2016. On February 3, 2025 he was announced as the 34th President of the University of Washington.

In addition to his academic career, Jones was a tenor singer in Sounds of Blackness, a vocal ensemble from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota that sings gospel, soul, and R&B. Provided by Wikipedia