Noah Toly has served as Provost of Calvin University since 2021. Prior to joining Calvin, Noah served Wheaton College as Professor of Urban Studies and Politics & International Relations, where he was also the founding and Executive Director of the Center for Urban Engagement. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Urban Affairs and Public Policy and an M.A. in Theology.

Noah has also served as Senior Fellow for Global Cities at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Lecturer at the Free University of Berlin's Center for Global Politics. He has held appointments as Senior Fellow at the University of Chicago's Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion, Associate Fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, and Visiting Scholar at Duke Divinity School.

Noah has served on the boards of the Evangelical Environmental Network, the Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies, and Exodus World Service. He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles and a frequent speaker on urban and environmental politics and ethics.