Henry J. Eyring becomes President of BYU-Idaho

On April 10 Henry Johnson Eyring assumed the duties and responsibilities as President of Brigham Young University-Idaho.

Eyring was announced as the new president of BYU-Idaho in February by Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Church Board of Education. He replaces Clark G. Gilbert, who will be leading the newly created BYU-Pathway Worldwide, which will administer online programs for the Church Educational System.

Eyring has been working at BYU-Idaho since 2006 as an associate academic vice president over Online Learning, advancement vice president, and academic vice president.

Previous to his work at BYU-Idaho, Eyring worked as a strategy consultant at Monitor Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as MBA Director at BYU in Provo.

Eyring has served in various callings in the Church, including as a full-time missionary in the Japan Nagoya Mission, bishop, president of the Tokyo Japan North Mission, and president of the Rexburg Idaho YSA 6th Stake.

Eyring earned a bachelor’s degree in Geology, a Master of Business Administration, and a Juris Doctorate from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.