List of presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has had 20 presidents (18 inaugurated, 1 acting then inaugurated, 1 acting) in its 163-year history (as of 2024).

The followings have served as president of MIT:[1]

MIT Presidents
No. Image Name Term starts Term ends Refs.
1 William Barton Rogers 1862 1870
2 John Daniel Runkle 1870 1878
– William Barton Rogers 1879 1881
3 Francis Amasa Walker 1881 1897
4 James Crafts 1897 1900
5 Henry Smith Pritchett 1900 1907
acting Arthur Amos Noyes 1907 1909
6 Richard Cockburn Maclaurin 1909 January 15, 1920[a]
acting Elihu Thomson 1920 1921
7 Ernest Fox Nichols 1921 1922
acting Elihu Thomson 1922 1923
8 Samuel Wesley Stratton 1923 1930
9 Karl Taylor Compton 1930 1948
10 James Rhyne Killian 1948 1959
11 Julius Adams Stratton 1959 1966
12 Howard Wesley Johnson 1966 1971
13 Jerome Wiesner October 7, 1971 September 25, 1980 [2]
14 Paul Edward Gray September 26, 1980 October 14, 1990 [3]
15 Charles Marstiller Vest October 15, 1990 December 5, 2004 [4][5]
16 Susan Hockfield December 6, 2004 July 1, 2012 [6][7]
17 L. Rafael Reif July 2, 2012 December 31, 2022 [8][9]
18 Sally Kornbluth January 1, 2023 Incumbent [10]

Notes

  1. ^ Died in office.

References

  1. ^ "Leadership". Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  2. ^ "MIT to intall Wiesner today". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1971. p. 17 – via newspapers.com. Dr. Jerome B. Wiesner will be inaugurated as 13th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this afternoon. Wiesner, a former White House science adviser and provost of MIT, will succeed Howard W. Johnson as president.
  3. ^ "Paul Gray -'an MIT product'-becomes its president". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1980. p. 17 – via newspapers.com. Even the sun cooperated yesterday as Paul E. Gray was inaugurated the 14th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  4. ^ "Identity crisis on N.E. campuses". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1990. p. 21 – via newspapers.com. Charles M. Vest, who takes office this morning as the 15th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
  5. ^ "Vest ends tenure as 15th president, remains at the Institute as faculty member". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. December 1, 2004.
  6. ^ "Dr. Susan Hockfield". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. August 26, 2004.
  7. ^ Nickerson, Nate (February 16, 2012). "Susan Hockfield to step down". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  8. ^ Bradt, Steve (May 16, 2012). "L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT's 17th president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  9. ^ Bradt, Steve (February 10, 2022). "L. Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  10. ^ Bradt, Steve (October 20, 2022). "Sally Kornbluth is named as MIT's 18th president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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