Penn President Amy Gutmann announced that Stacey Lopez has been promoted to vice president for institutional research and analysis at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Dr. Lopez has led the Office of Institutional Research and Analysis since 2007 (Almanac October 16, 2007), initially as assistant vice president until 2015 and then as associate vice president.

In announcing the promotion, President Gutmann said, “Stacey’s work as a leader—both at Penn and nationwide in higher education—has been truly exemplary. She and her team provide strategic decision support and insightful data collection and analysis that is vital to our successful management of the University of Pennsylvania. It is therefore most fitting that we elevate Stacey to vice president. She is universally recognized and respected as a national leader in this field, and we are extraordinarily fortunate to have her at Penn.”

Dr. Lopez holds a bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) and two master’s degrees, one in mathematics and statistics and another in industrial and manufacturing engineering, all from Wichita State University in Kansas. She also holds a doctorate in higher education management from Penn.