Current Trustees
The governor of Ohio appoints 15 Ohio residents who serve as voting members for nine-year terms and two voting student trustees who serve two-year terms. Additionally, the board selects up to three non-voting, non-Ohio residents to serve as charter trustees for three-year terms.
John W. Zeiger
Chair, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Founding Partner, Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP
Elizabeth P. Kessler
Vice Chair, The Ohio State University Board of Trustees
Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day Columbus
Former Secretary and Senior Advisor to the Board of Trustees
The Ohio State University
Graduate Student Trustee
Charter Trustee
Public Members
With the approval of the board, non-trustee public members serve on committees to ensure expertise is available in various areas of concentration.
Professor and Chair, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
The Ohio State University
