Deborah T. Kochevar

Deborah T. Kochevar has served as a member of the Elanco board of directors since March 2019.

Deborah Kochevar currently serves as provost and senior vice president ad interim at Tufts University, advancing research and scholarship opportunities across the university.

Dr. Kochevar has extensive experience in veterinary sciences and academia. Before her current role, she served as dean and Henry and Lois Foster professor at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. Dr. Kochevar was also a faculty member at Texas A&M University, Congressional Science fellow to the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, and a diplomate and past president of the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology. She is a former president and chair of the board of directors of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges.

Additionally, Dr. Kochevar has been a director with Charles River Laboratories since 2008 and currently serves on the compensation, nomination and science and technology committees. She earned her undergraduate degree from Rice University, D.V.M from Texas A&M University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.