STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WSAW) - Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman has named a new interim chancellor of UW-Stevens Point.

Pratima Gandhi, currently Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, will officially replace Chancellor Thomas Gibson on July 14.

Gibson has been announced as the new chancellor of UW-Milwaukee .

“UW-Stevens Point has made significant progress in recent years through financial stability, enrollment growth, and community partnerships,” Gandhi said. “I look forward to continuing that momentum.”

Gandhi has led a division that includes Facility Services, Financial Operations, Budget and Planning, Human Resources, Capital Planning and Budget, Risk Management, Sustainability, Parking Services, and Police and Security Services. As the university’s chief financial officer, she is responsible for the university’s budget and serves on Chancellor Gibson’s leadership team.

“Pratima Gandhi has a successful record of managing the university’s finances since her appointment in 2020, including a significant role in leading it to financial stability,” Rothman said. “She has the knowledge and relationships to keep UW-Stevens Point on track.”

“Pratima is a trusted and valuable partner in all that we are building at UW-Stevens Point,” Chancellor Gibson added. “Our university, and the campus community, are in good hands as we prepare for a leadership transition this summer.”

Before her role at UW-Stevens Point, Gandhi was chief financial officer and treasurer at Bradley University in Peoria, Ill., where she had worked since 1993. She was also an auditor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Va. Her husband, Nimish, is an alumnus of the UW-Stevens Point Sentry School of Business and Economics.