Experience

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  American Academy of Arts & Sciences

  • United States
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • President Emeritus

    • Jan 2019 - Present

  • President

    • Jul 2014 - Jan 2019

    The American Academy serves the nation as a champion of scholarship, civil dialogue, and useful knowledge. As one of the country's oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers, the Academy convenes leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing the nation and the world.

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  The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Interim Director

    • 2009 - 2014
    • Greater New York City Area

    Roosevelt House, an integral part of Hunter College since 1943, re-opened in 2010 as a public policy institute honoring the distinguished legacy of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. Its mission is three-fold: to educate students in public policy and human rights, to support faculty research, and to foster creative dialogue. The institute provides opportunities for students to analyze public policy and experience meaningful civic engagement; for faculty to research, teach, and write about important issues of the day; and for scholarly and public audiences to participate in high-profile lectures, seminars and conferences.

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  MacArthur Foundation

  • Greater Chicago Area

  • President

    • 1999 - 2009
    • Greater Chicago Area

    The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, the Foundation works to defend human rights, advance global conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is affecting children and society. MacArthur is one of the nation's largest independent foundations. Through the support it provides, the Foundation fosters the development of knowledge, nurtures individual creativity, strengthens institutions, helps improve public policy, and provides information to the public, primarily through support for public interest media.

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  The New School

  • Greater New York City Area

  • President

    • 1982 - 1999
    • Greater New York City Area