Joe Ienuso '01
Executive Vice President of Facilities at Columbia University

Joe Ienuso is Executive Vice President of Facilities at Columbia University, one of the top academic and research institutions in the world.  Columbia University Facilities supports the core educational and research missions of the University by maintaining a safe, beautiful and functional campus environment.  This includes planning and managing new building construction, daily building and grounds maintenance for academic and administrative departments, managing the University apartment housing inventory and campus public safety.

Since his appointment as Executive Vice President in August 2005, Joe has presided over several initiatives to improve operations and services at the University and support its growth as a globally respected academic institution, including the successful integration of the University’s academic and residential facilities departments, the planning and start of construction of new buildings such as the Lamont-Doherty Geochemistry Research Building and the Northwest Science Building, and the University’s proposed long-term expansion plan in the old Manhattanville manufacturing zone in West Harlem.

Joe joined Columbia in 1989 and has since led various change initiatives through senior administrative roles at the University, including Vice President of Facilities Management; Assistant Vice President of Finance and Administrative Planning for Facilities Management; Director of Student Information Systems and University Registrar for Student Services; Director of Finance and Administration for Student Services; Director of Enrollment Services for Student Services; and Director of Admissions for the School of Engineering and Applied Science.  Prior to Columbia, Joe was the Director of Student Affairs at St. John’s University. 

Joe holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia University, a Master of Science in Education from St. John’s University, and a Bachelor of Science from St. John’s University.