Luis de Zengotita serves as Marquette’s first chief wellness officer. In this role, he leads the development of a holistic, sustainable, multidisciplinary strategy for student health and well-being, embedding these principles into the facets of the Marquette student experience. He also partners with Human Resources on faculty and staff wellness programming.

Prior to Marquette, he served at the University of St. Thomas beginning in 2019. There, he helped establish the university’s Center for Well-Being (CWB) in March 2020, navigated the center through the challenges of the pandemic, and responded to students’ evolving needs with innovative services and programming. Under de Zengotita’s leadership as the executive director of the CWB, it developed a comprehensive, integrated model of care that holistically supports students across all dimensions of well-being, with key initiatives such as expanding learning disabilities testing and establishing sexual assault nurse examinations on campus.

Beyond his work at St. Thomas, de Zengotita co-founded the American College Health Association’s Integrated College Health Coalition in 2022. In this national leadership role, he collaborates with fellow leaders to develop webinars on integration best practices and provides resources and consultation to support ACHA members on their integration journey. The coalition is currently focusing on conducting national surveys on integration trends and working with ACHA leadership to develop additional resources for members seeking integration support.

De Zengotita’s background in health care administration began with his tenure at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from 2013-19, where he ultimately served as senior manager in clinical planning and business development. There, he managed institution-wide initiatives to expand clinical services, develop new programs, and drive strategic growth.

De Zengotita holds dual master’s degrees in social work and business administration from Boston College.