Cas Holloway, ’02, Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Columbia University

Cas Holloway Appointed Chief Operating Officer

January 30, 2024 Columbia University, Office of the President

Dear fellow members of the Columbia community:

I am delighted to share that I have appointed Cas Holloway as Columbia’s Chief Operating Officer. He will begin on February 5, 2024. As COO, Cas will serve as a member of the University Leadership Team and will provide strategic oversight in key administrative areas including Facilities and Operations, Human Resources, Columbia University Information Technology, Columbia Health, and Columbia Technology Ventures.

Cas joins the Columbia community after a distinguished career as a public servant, business leader, and entrepreneur. After receiving his degree from Harvard, Cas started his career at the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. He went on to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School, clerk for a federal judge, and work as a litigator for two New York law firms. In 2006, he joined the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Operations, where he led efforts to secure federal funding to address the health effects of 9/11. He then became Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, responsible for management of the City’s vast network of water and sewer infrastructure, including a $19 billion capital program.