Alexander Michael Kohnen

Alexander Kohnen oversees the planning, program management, and implementation of best practices for all aspects of Vanderbilt University’s facilities and ground operations, maintenance, utilities, construction, environmental health and safety, and sustainability. He leads a workforce of over 500+ staff members responsible for the physical campus, which encompasses 12 million total square feet of space, including 7.9 million square feet of buildings, 340 acres of land, 1.8 million feet of garages, a combined heat and power plant and comprehensive underground utility infrastructure, and the planning, design and construction of capital projects.