Background
Nicholas Zeppos was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1954.
Nicholas Zeppos was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1954.
University of Wisconsin–Madison. University of Wisconsin Law School.
He serves as the eighth Chancellor of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He is one of the highest-paid university presidents in the United States. He received both his Bachelor of Arts in history and his Juris Doctor from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Zeppos started his career as a practicing attorney in Washington, District of Columbia Zeppos joined the faculty of the Vanderbilt Law School in 1987.
During his tenure at Vanderbilt, he has held a number of posts, including professor of law, associate dean of the law school, associate provost for academic affairs, vice chancellor for institutional planning and advancement, and, in 2001, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
In this last role, he oversaw academics, development, alumni relations, and residential and student life. After Gordon Gee"s departure in 2007, he was named interim chancellor. He was named chancellor suo jure on March 1, 2008, by the university"s Board of Trust.
He has also written widely on legislation, administrative law, and professional responsibility.
He has served as the chair of the Scholars Committee on the Federal Judiciary and as chair of the Rules Advisory Committee of the United States. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Zeppos serves on the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, a program of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
He also serves on the Board of Directors of Fulbright Canada. Zepppos was the fifth highest-paid university president in the United States in 2012, with an estimated salary of United States$2.2 million according to Forbes.
