Our guest today – Dr. Tedd Mitchell, Chancellor, Texas Tech University System 

Dr. Mitchell was named the fifth chancellor of the Texas Tech University System (TTU System) on Oct. 25, 2018. 

As chancellor, Mitchell is the CEO of a $2.5 billion, five-university higher education enterprise consisting of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Angelo State University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and Midwestern State University. 

Collectively, the TTU System enrolls more than 63,000 students, has an endowment valued at more than $1.3 billion and operates at 24 academic locations in 21 cities - 19 of those are in Texas and 2 are internationally locations. 

Dr. Mitchell is married to Dr. Janet Tornelli-Mitchell, They met while in medical school and practiced together for nearly two decades. 

The Mitchells have three children: Katherine Schwartz, an assistant district attorney in Dallas; Charlie, a petroleum engineer in Dallas and a TTU alumnus; and Chris, a TTU and Villanova alumnus, who is pursuing a career in the military. In 2020, they welcomed their first grandchild, Isabelle Grace, daughter of Katherine and her husband Ben.

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