Matthew Hulver, PhD

Vice President for Research and Partnerships

Matthew Wade Hulver, Ph.D., is the Vice President for Research and Partnerships at the University of Oklahoma, integrating the university’s research enterprise across campuses to accelerate growth and increase the university’s impact.

Hulver joins OU from Arizona State University, where he most recently served as vice president of knowledge enterprise initiatives, based in Washington, D.C. In that role, he expanded ASU’s national and international presence by fostering strategic partnerships with federal agencies, policymakers, global research institutions and industry leaders to drive research innovation and economic impact. His accomplishments include advancing international memorandum of understanding efforts to foster collaboration in strategic priority areas, shaping large-scale strategic initiatives aligned with federal and institutional priorities in areas such as energy, critical minerals, space and defense, and supporting collaborative research partnerships such as the Mayo Clinic–ASU Alliance for Healthcare.