Dr. William A. Tramontano was an administrator at the City University of New York in various capacities, including at Lehman College, Brooklyn College, and Hunter College.
He served as interim president from Fall 2019 through Spring 2020.
“Tramontano, who has spent about 40 years in administration has dedicated a vast amount of his career to serving both the private and public sector. Tramontano started off as a department chair at Manhattan College for 18 years, but after some time was ready to look into other positions. He spent a total of 22 years working for Manhattan College before moving onto Lehman College. At Lehman, Tramontano served as the Dean of Science for three years before eventually becoming the provost. It was only two years later that he decided to serve as provost in Brooklyn College for a full decade. He most recently served as Senior Advisor to the President for Student Success and Strategic Initiatives at CUNY Hunter.
...When asked about how his roots in science has helped him be a successful administrator, Tramontano notes, ‘scientists are a little better prepared to handle certain aspects of the job. When writing a scientific paper, compared to years ago, you now see numerous names in the by-line, because it really does take a village to get things done’. He then emphasized how that sense of teamwork developed in the lab plays a key role in his job as an administrator: ‘the cabinet of the school [which is made up of higher-level administrators] facilitated my transition easily’.”