Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Palo Alto University
Dr. Christie Chung currently serves as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Palo Alto University (PAU), a premier institution dedicated to mental and behavioral health education headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley. As the University’s Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Chung leads PAU’s academic mission and partners across divisions to advance excellence in teaching, learning, clinical practice, and research – preparing compassionate, confident professionals who make a meaningful difference in the world.
Dr. Chung is an award-winning academic executive, 2025 KRON4 TV Remarkable Woman, TEDx keynote speaker, consulting and executive coaching business founder, prolific author of numerous peer-reviewed research articles and two books, and Full Professor of Cognitive Psychology. She brings deep research expertise in cognitive aging, emotional memory, and cross-cultural cognition, with work that has been nationally recognized and widely cited. She is deeply committed to empowering leaders to reach their full potential through executive coaching and consulting, grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and inclusion.
Dr. Chung earned her Honours B.Sc. in Psychology (Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Toronto, followed by her M.A. and Ph.D. in Applied Cognitive Psychology from Claremont Graduate University, and completed postdoctoral training in Behavioral Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
