05/14/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/14/2025 19:18
New York University President Linda G. Mills today announced the appointment of NYU Trustee Andre J.L. Koo (Stern '94) as the inaugural President's Global Ambassador.
In addition to serving as a trustee, Koo is a current board member and chair emeritus of the Leonard N. Stern School of Business Executive Board, member of the President's Global Council, president of the Pan-Asia Alumni Association, and recipient of the 2023 Albert Gallatin Medal. He was instrumental in founding NYU's Pan-Asia Conference, an annual gathering that brings together hundreds of NYU alumni from across Asia and has elevated the University's presence globally.
Koo is part of a generations-long history at NYU. He followed in the footsteps of his father, Dr. Jeffrey Koo (Stern '62), and his sons, Andre Jr. and Matthew, continued the family's legacy as NYU scholars and recent Stern graduates. A 60-plus-year history between the Koo family and NYU has fueled Andre Koo's steadfast support of the University. His landmark gifts include the creation of the Andre Koo Technology and Entrepreneurship MBA-Stern's first-of-its-kind, one-year MBA program at the intersection of business, technology, and entrepreneurship-as well as the Andre J.L. Koo Tech Scholarship, which supports students pursuing this innovative path. His philanthropy has also established the Andre J.L. Koo Professorship and the Andre J.L. Koo Lobby in Stern's Henry Kaufman Management Center.
In his new role as the President's Global Ambassador, Koo will leverage his extraordinary skill for building connections to find transformational opportunities among the NYU community worldwide.
"Andre is renowned for his visionary leadership, international business insight, and lifelong dedication to NYU. For many years, he has served as a beacon for others, helping NYU Stern raise more than $300 million as chairman of the school's campaign committee. As I considered the need to strengthen our global network, he was my first and only choice to inaugurate this important role," President Mills said. "Not only has Andre been tireless in building the tight-knit Pan-Asia community, during his time as chair of the Stern Executive Board, he led a significant increase in its international membership-including the first-ever board members from Mexico, Indonesia, and the Middle East. As an alum, trustee, and dedicated advocate for NYU, Andre has created meaningful change across borders. His new role will be a vital part of the University's future."
Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the world's foremost research universities (with more than $1 billion per year in research expenditures, it is ranked seventh among private research universities) and is a member of the selective Association of American Universities. NYU has degree-granting university campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and has 13 other global academic sites, including London, Paris, Florence, Tel Aviv, Buenos Aires, and Accra, and US sites in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, CA, and Tulsa, OK. Through its numerous schools and colleges, NYU is a leader in conducting research and providing education in the arts and sciences, law, medicine, mathematics, business, dentistry, engineering, education, nursing, the cinematic and performing arts, music and studio arts, public service, social work, public health, and professional studies, among other areas.