Daniel Diermeier (born July 16, 1965) is a German-American political scientist and university administrator. He is currently serving as the ninth Chancellor of Vanderbilt University. Previously, Diermeier was the David Lee Shillinglaw Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, where he also served as Provost. He succeeded Eric Isaacs on July 1, 2016, and was succeeded by Ka Yee Lee on February 1, 2020.