Uri Treisman
Professor of Mathematics and Executive Director
Charles A. Dana Center
The University of Texas at Austin

Uri Treisman is professor of mathematics and executive director of the Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin. For his work on nurturing minority student high achievement in mathematics, he was named a MacArthur Fellow in 1992. In December 1999, he was named as one of the outstanding leaders of higher education in the 20th century by the magazine Black Issues In Higher Education.

Professor Treisman chairs the Chancellor's Advisory Board for Mathematics in New York City and the steering committee of the Urban Mathematics Leadership Network. He is a founding board member of the National Center for Public Policy in Higher Education and serves as executive director of the Texas Office for the Education of Homeless Youth and Children. For nine years he served as president of the board of the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications. He was a founding board member of AVID and has served as the Chief Juror for a Department of Defense-sponsored study of mobility in military families and its effects on their children's education.

Uri Treisman is active in creating support structures for volunteer-based and community based organizations. He served as the vice-chair of the Governor's Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service under Governors Richards and Bush. In all his work, he is an advocate for equity and excellence in education for all children.