Academic Affairs: About the Interim Provost

Dr. Albert A. Liddicoat was appointed Interim Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for Cal Poly in April 2025.

Liddicoat previously served as Interim Vice Chancellor for Human Resources at the California State University system, where he was responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction for the CSU’s comprehensive human resources department.

At Cal Poly, he previously served as vice president for University Personnel and chief human resources officer, overseeing the departments of Human Resources, Academic Personnel and the Civil Rights and Compliance Office. He also held the roles of vice provost for Academic Affairs and Personnel, interim dean of the Orfalea College of Business and director for the Computer Engineering Program. He began his administrative career at Cal Poly in 2006 as the assistant vice president for Academic Personnel. A faculty member at Cal Poly since 2002, he holds tenured status as the Forbes Professor of Computer and Electrical Engineering.

Liddicoat has also held various leadership assignments at Cal Poly, overseeing the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, academic affairs technology services, and institutional research. At the systemwide level, he chaired the CSU steering committee for a common human resource system and was a member of the CSU Civil Rights Implementation Oversight Committee.

Liddicoat holds a Ph.D. and a master’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree in industrial engineering and engineering management, all from Stanford University. He earned his bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering from Cal Poly