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Elizabeth Bhargava appointed CUNY college's interim president
Bhargava comes with over 25 years of executive, legal and public policy experience across federal, state and city governments.
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Jeffin T. Kaleekal - Tue, 09, Sep 2025
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Elizabeth de León Bhargava / CUNY website
The City University of New York (CUNY) appointed Elizabeth de León Bhargava as interim president of Guttman Community College.
Bhargava, who took office on Sept. 1, was previously serving as the assistant secretary for administration at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Bhargava comes with over 25 years of executive, legal and public policy experience across federal, state and city governments.
Married to Indian American Neil Bhargava, she has previously held leadership roles in the White House, the New York State Executive Chamber and the New York City Council, where she spearheaded initiatives advancing educational equity, workforce development and economic opportunity.
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Along with Bhargava, CUNY has also appointed Milton Santiago at New York City College of Technology and Natalie Gomez-Velez at CUNY School of Law.
CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez said to CUNY, “With these appointments, I’m confident that City Tech, the School of Law and Guttman are in capable hands during this period of transition.”
Rodríguez further said, “Elizabeth de León Bhargava’s distinguished record of public service positions, each of them to provide steady, thoughtful guidance. We thank each of them for stepping into these important roles and welcome Ms. de León Bhargava into the CUNY family.”
Bhargava, a graduate of Binghamton University and the SUNY Buffalo School of Law, has been tasked with leading Guttman college during the search for a permanent president.
Expressing joy over her appointment, Bhargava told CUNY, “I am incredibly excited to join Guttman Community College as interim president. As a first-generation college student and proud product of public higher education in New York, it is an honor to join an institution with such an important mission, an innovative legacy and a deep commitment to student success.”
She added, “I look forward to working with the talented faculty, staff and especially the students, to help cultivate a new generation of leaders who achieve their dreams and serve as powerful role models.”
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