Evangelos John Gizis, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, served, prior to his appointment at Queens College, as Interim President of Hunter College, where he previously served as Interim Provost and Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and as Vice President for Administration. Prior to his service at Hunter, he was Vice President for College Affairs, Planning, and Information Systems at Queens College; Acting President, Vice President for Administration, and Deputy to the President at Borough of Manhattan Community College; and Acting President at Hostos Community College. He has also held appointments as a researcher at Long Island Jewish Hospital, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Mellon Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, and Michigan State University

Dr. Gizis studied Chemistry at the University of Athens and received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science and Biochemistry from Oregon State University. He has published articles in scientific journals on Vitamin B12 binders in blood and milk.