In Gratitude to Spiros Dimolitsas, Senior Vice President for Research and Chief Technology Officer

Dear Members of the Georgetown University Community,

I write today to share that after nearly 25 years of service to Georgetown, Spiros Dimolitsas will step down from his role as Senior Vice President for Research and Chief Technology Officer at the end of the 2025–2026 academic year.

Since joining Georgetown in 2001, as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Spiros has brought visionary leadership, technical expertise, and a commitment to advancing the University’s mission. In this role, which he held for a decade, Spiros played an important part in the development of Georgetown’s physical and operational infrastructure.

He oversaw several transformative capital projects, including the construction of the Southwest Quadrangle, the Rafik B. Hariri Building, the Davis Performing Arts Center, the Regents Science Center, and our campus in Qatar. He established Georgetown’s first Office of Technology Commercialization, laying the groundwork for translating university research into real-world applications. He also created the Office of Sustainability and the Office of Enterprise Risk Management during this time.

In 2011, Spiros was appointed to the newly created position of Senior Vice President for Research and Chief Technology Officer, expanding Georgetown’s research enterprise through innovation and strategic collaboration. Under his leadership, the University developed long-term research partnerships with institutions such as the Lawrence Livermore and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, granting our faculty and students access to some of the most advanced computational and engineering infrastructure in the world.

His work also helped extend Georgetown’s impact in the health sciences and national security domains. He was instrumental in forming partnerships with the Stevens Institute of Technology, Hackensack University Medical Center, and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research to enhance the work of our Medical Center.

Spiros has helped position the University as a hub for translational research and global collaboration, and his legacy will continue to shape our efforts for years to come. The President’s Office will be launching a search for a Chief Research Officer in the coming weeks.

Please join me in extending our deepest gratitude to Spiros for his service to Georgetown and in wishing him all the best in the next chapter.

Sincerely,

Robert M. Groves
Interim President