Jeff Labrum, CPA, is the Chief Operating Officer for the University of Utah, a role he assumed on November 1, 2023. As COO and member of the executive team, he works closely with the president, CFO, and two senior vice presidents to oversee the execution of achieving the overall goals and vision for the university.

Jeff directly oversees Auxiliary Services, Office of Facilities and Project Design and Construction, Campus planning, and the Real Estate Administration Office. He also serves as the president’s liaison for Athletics and the University of Utah Growth Capital Partners Foundation.

Jeff brings more than 25 years of private sector industry experience as a finance and operations executive. He began his career at the accounting firm KPMG and spent years at Magnesium Corporation in a variety of roles and responsibilities including driving spin off’s of business units and the recapitalization of the business. Most recently, he founded his second startup company, Lingotek, Inc., a SaaS enterprise translation software platform and sold the company in January 2021 subsequently joining the acquirer Straker Group (ASX:STG) as its U.S. general manager. He joined the University of Utah in 2023 as a special advisor to the president before assuming his current role.

Jeff is a certified public accountant and a two-time University of Utah graduate, with a BA in accounting and an MBA.

Keith Squires was appointed as Chief Safety Officer at the University of Utah, his mission is to ensure a safe and secure environment through strategic public safety leadership. Expertise in law enforcement and public safety operations is central to his role, where he oversees multiple divisions, including University Police, U Health Security, Emergency Management, Campus Security, and Emergency Communications. The safety of everyone in our campus community is his top priority, and he is committed to fostering a collaborative culture of safety.

Jim brings decades of experience in facilities management and construction.  Jim was the Director of the Division of Facilities Construction & Managment (DFCM) for the State of Utah for over 18 years.  He joined the University of Utah in March 2024.

Over twenty-five years of experience in higher education in auxiliary services and customer service, with focus on budgeting, financial management, operations, and facilities. Jenn has been the Associate Vice President of Auxiliary Services since October 2022.

Jenn has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology, and a Master's degree in public administration, all from the University of Utah.

Stephen Hess joined the University of Utah in 2000 as the Associate Vice President for Information Technology.  He served as the CIO from May 2017.

Stephen has a PhD in Education Leadership Technology from the University of Utah.

Scott joined The University of Utah following a 25-year career in strategic planning and corporate development with tech companies in Silicon Valley.  He has held CEO and CRO titles at both large, publicly traded companies as well as venture backed startups.  Scott began his career as a software engineer with NASA at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory before transitioning into strategic management consulting and then corporate development.

Scott received his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering with a minor in Japanese from BYU.

David Ellison joined the University's Operational Excellence team in 2025. David has more than 20 years of experience teaching, designing and leading development programs for executives and managers in critical areas such as strategy, marketing, innovation, new product development, supply chain management and organizational decision making.  Previously at Bain and Company since 2008.

David received a PhD in business economics from Harvard University as well as an MS in industrial engineering and a BA in international relations Stanford University.