Baylor College of Medicine Names University of Minnesota Dean as New CEO

Baylor College of Medicine names University of Minnesota dean as new CEO

Baylor College of Medicine has named the University of Minnesota's medical school dean as its new chief executive.

U of M medical school dean leaving amid instability

Dr. Jakub Tolar, who led the medical school since 2017, has been named CEO at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas.

U of M Medical School Dean to Leave for Texas Job

Dr. Jakub Tolar, the University of Minnesota’s Medical School dean since 2017, will leave that important post for a position at Baylor College of Medicine. In a Thursday morning memo to medical school colleagues, Tolar wrote, “I am announcing today that I have accepted the role of president and CEO for the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX, beginning at the end of this academic year.” His departure doesn’t come as a surprise. Tolar, 59, …

Baylor College of Medicine names new leader: Jakub Tolar, M.D., Ph.D.

HOUSTON -- (Jan. 15, 2026) -- The Board of Trustees of Baylor College of Medicine has named Dr. Jakub Tolar as its new president, CEO and executive...