Charles E. Phelps

Charles E. Phelps is the former provost of the University of Rochester, from July 1, 1994 until he retired on July 31, 2007. He is an expert on health and health care economics. Career Phelps started his career at the RAND Corporation, working from 1971 to 1984, when he joined the University of Rochester as a professor and director of the public policy analysis program. Phelps held a variety of leadership positions, including chair of the Department of Community and Preventive Medicine in the School of Medicine and Dentistry. There he created a PhD program in health services research and policy. In 1994, Phelps became the university's provost. He holds the titles of University Professor and provost emeritus.