Meredith Hay

Who is Meredith Hay?

Meredith Hay is an American academic and biomedical researcher. She currently serves as Professor of Physiology, College of Medicine at University Arizona. Previously, she served, from 2011 to 2012, as Special Advisor to the Chairman of The Arizona Board of Regents. From 2008 to 2011 Dr. Hay was Executive Vice President and Provost at the University of Arizona. Dr. Hay was the UA's chief operating officer with responsibilities for the entire university budget including the Arizona Health Sciences Center. She had oversight of all academic, research and outreach programs with responsibility of ensuring excellence and coordination in all areas.

In July 2008, through faculty-lead initiatives, Provost Hay’s office initiated a process to reorganize the University of Arizona in a way that would strategically reposition programs, faculty and students to continue to be nationally and internationally competitive and to meet the challenges of the future.