Prof. Peter Lennie

Peter Lennie is the Executive Director of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), and the Jay Last Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at University of Rochester. Before taking up his position at WUN he served at the University of Rochester as Provost, and earlier as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering. During his time as Provost he drove a major expansion of the university’s international engagement. His scientific work focused on the brain mechanisms underlying vision. He has served as chair of National Institutes of Health review panels, and of the National Research Council Committee on Vision.