Morton O Schapiro

Since 2009, Mr. Schapiro has been the president of Northwestern University, where he is also a professor of economics in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. At Northwestern, he also has appointments in the Kellogg Graduate School of Management and the School of Education and Social Policy. Before joining Northwestern, Schapiro was President of Williams College. Prior to joining Williams College, he was dean of the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences of the University of Southern California from 1994 to 2000, the University's vice president for planning from 1999 to 2000 and chair of its Department of Economics from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Schapiro is a trustee of the Williamstown Theatre Festival, the Sterling & Francine Clark Art Institute, Williams College, the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art and Hillel.