Taylor Eighmy, PhD, is the president of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) and is the inaugural holder of the Carlos Alvarez Distinguished Presidential Chair. As the third-largest research university in Texas, UT San Antonio is nationally recognized as a designated Carnegie R1 institution, Carnegie Community Engagement institution, and a Carnegie Opportunity University. UT San Antonio includes the UT San Antonio Health Science Center — South Texas’s only academic health center and the region’s leading producer of health professionals — as well as UT Health San Antonio, an expansive clinical practice with more than 1,500 providers serving patients across the region; with over 2.3 million patient encounters last year, along with its partner University Health System. UT San Antonio is an anchor institution to San Antonio, serving over 43,000 students with 17,000 employees, including more than 4,000 faculty. Involving 14 colleges and schools, the institution offers more than 350 highly competitive degrees and certificates and has over $500 million in annual research expenditures, a $2.8 billion budget, a $1.3 billion endowment, and a $7B annual economic impact.