Wichita State University is led by Interim President, Executive Vice President, Provost and Professor Dr. Richard Muma, Ph.D., MPH, PA-C. Dr. Muma has been appointed WSU interim president on October 14. He has been serving as acting president since September 25, 2020, and Provost since 2018.

Rick has more than 30 years of experience as a professor/administrator and physician assistant (PA) in internal medicine and infectious diseases. Before assuming the Provost position, he served as the Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Strategic Enrollment Management. While at WSU he has also served as Chair and Professor in the Departments of Public Health Sciences and Physician Assistant. Prior to joining the WSU faculty, Dr. Muma served as Chair for Saint Louis University's Department of PA Education and an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston, Department of PA Studies.