Retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General Jay B. Silveria began his term as president of the University of Arkansas System on Jan. 15, 2025. Previously he served as associate vice president and executive director of Texas A&M University and the Bush School of Government & Public Service in Washington, D.C. and is a former superintendent at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Co.

He is a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and experienced fighter pilot having flown combat missions around the globe before retiring from a 35-year career in the U.S. Air Force in November 2020.