Trenten Klingerman, former deputy general counsel and chief privacy officer at Purdue University, has been named vice president for legal affairs and general counsel at the University of Vermont. As the university’s top lawyer, Klingerman will provide legal counsel and strategy to the administration, lead the Office of the General Counsel and serve as assistant secretary of the UVM Board of Trustees.
“I am confident that the broad scope of Trent’s legal experience combined with his deep understanding of higher education will be valuable assets to UVM,” said President Suresh Garimella. “As we continue our upward trajectory to be recognized among the leading public research universities in the nation, Trent’s understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing global research institutions will help keep us on course.”
“I am honored and excited to be selected for this important role,” said Klingerman. “UVM is a university with a proud history and extraordinary ambitions for the future. I look forward to getting to know the campus, the Burlington area and the beautiful state of Vermont in the coming months and years.”
Klingerman brings more than two decades of legal experience to UVM, including 10 years at a top Indiana law firm where he represented higher education institutions, health care organizations and other interests in state and federal court. He had worked the past 10 years at Purdue.
Klingerman holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue and a law degree from Indiana University.