Biography - Dr. Gireesh Gupchup
Dr. Gireesh Gupchup is the SIU System Vice President for Academic Innovation, Planning and Partnerships. Previously, Dr. Gupchup was a Professor of Pharmacy and SIUE Director of University-Community Initiatives. He was the founding Associate Dean until 2010, and then Dean of the SIUE School of Pharmacy.
Prior to coming to SIUE, Dr. Gupchup was Chair of the PharmacEconomics, Pharmaceutical Policy, and Outcomes Research Graduate Program at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, and Director of the New Mexico Medicaid Retrospective Drug Utilization Review Program.
Dr. Gupchup earned a doctorate in Pharmacy Practice from Purdue University in 1996. He has since been an active researcher with extra-mural funding for his very active faculty career. He is well-published in his field, and has assumed numerous professional and community service roles at SIU and the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Gupchup’s community service record includes serving as Chair of the Southwestern Illinois Division (SWID) United Way Auxiliary Board and the Greater St. Louis United Way Board. Currently, he is the Chair of the United Way Multicultural Leadership Society. He has also served on the Executive Committee as Secretary, Vice Chair and Chair of the Board of the Hospice of Southern Illinois. He is currently Assistant Governor of Rotary International District 6460 and was President of the Land of Goshen Rotary Club. Additionally, Gireesh serves on the Board of the Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois (LCSWIL) and the Military Affairs Committee for the LCSWIL. He previously served on the Leadership Board for the American Lung Association of Illinois.
In his position, Gupchup plays a leading role in identifying and engaging with strategic partners to facilitate economic development and community engagement. He is charged with promoting outreach, collaboration and impact across the system. He is also responsible for the execution of an aggressive strategic plan, which explores opportunities for collaboration in shared academic programs, such as cooperative degrees, the development of collaborative research projects on more than one campus and the recruitment and retention of international students. In all things, he helps foster inter-university partnerships that, while organized at a system level, are done so without sacrificing the distinct characteristics of each campus.
