President Christopher Maynard
About Dr. Christopher Maynard
President, Texas A&M International University
Dr. Maynard is the seventh President of Texas A&M International University (TAMIU).
He was appointed President of TAMIU by The Texas A&M University Board of Regents on September 18, 2025, and joined TAMIU October 1, 2025.
He previously held the position of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Houston–Clear Lake (UHCL), a Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Minority Serving Institution enrolling over 8,000 students.
At UHCL, Dr. Maynard led successful accreditation reaffirmation, helped more than double sponsored-research funding, and launched collaborations such as the Houston Spaceport Consortium for Research, Education, and Workforce.
Before UHCL, he served as Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Provost at Sam Houston State University. A tenured professor of History, Dr. Maynard has also held leadership roles as department chair and associate dean at the University of North Alabama and is a past president of the Texas Council of Chief Academic Officers.
Dr. Maynard holds a Ph.D. in U.S. Political and Diplomatic History and an M.A. from Louisiana State University, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Lee University. He is the author of Out of the Shadow: George H.W. Bush and the End of the Cold War, published by Texas A&M University Press.