# AUC Leadership
**Source**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/node/35936
**Parent**: https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/node/153
AUC's leadership team is made up of a knowledgeable, diverse, group of individuals from all over the world. Leadership at all levels is dedicated to creating a University environment that promotes excellence in teaching, research, creative expression and service.
The Board of Trustees is the governing body that is responsible for the overall direction of the University. The board approves AUC’s mission and vision, budgets, campus plans and policy changes. Board of Trustees members supervise the University’s endowment and serve without compensation. The board also appoints the AUC president.
AUC’s 13th President Ahmad S. Dallal is an accomplished academic leader and renowned scholar with U.S. and regional higher education expertise.
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- [### Board of Trustees
AUC’s trustees constitute a governing board that is responsible for the overall direction of the University.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/about/leadership/board-trustees)
- [### President
AUC’s 13th President Ahmad S. Dallal is an accomplished academic leader and renowned scholar with U.S. and regional higher education expertise.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/about/leadership/president)
- [### Provost
Provost Ehab Abdel-Rahman, AUC's chief academic officer, is responsible for shaping and implementing the University’s academic vision.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/about/leadership/provost)
- [### University Senate
The Senate is the representative council of the university faculty, with the participation of students, staff, and administration. It ensures faculty participation in governance and in the discussion of issues important to the university community.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/node/161)
- [### Senior Leadership Group
The Senior Leadership Group is one of AUC leadership pillars that is dedicated to creating a University environment that promotes excellence in teaching, research, creative expression and service.](https://www.aucegypt.edu/ar/node/159)
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