List of presidents of Yale University

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List of presidents of Yale University

The President of Yale University is the chief executive officer of Yale University, an Ivy League institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The president is responsible for overseeing the academic, administrative, and financial operations of the university. The position has a significant influence on the direction and policies of the institution.

Presidents of Yale University

Below is a list of individuals who have served as president of Yale University:

18th Century

• Abraham Pierson (1701–1707)
• Samuel Andrew (1707–1719) (acting)
• Timothy Cutler (1719–1722)
• Elisha Williams (1726–1739)
• Thomas Clap (1740–1766)
• Naphtali Daggett (1766–1777) (acting)
• Ezra Stiles (1778–1795)

19th Century

• Timothy Dwight IV (1795–1817)
• Jeremiah Day (1817–1846)
• Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1846–1871)
• Noah Porter (1871–1886)
• Timothy Dwight V (1886–1899)

20th Century

• Arthur Twining Hadley (1899–1921)
• James Rowland Angell (1921–1937)
• Charles Seymour (1937–1951)
• A. Whitney Griswold (1951–1963)
• Kingman Brewster Jr. (1963–1977)
• Hanna Holborn Gray (1977–1978) (acting)
• A. Bartlett Giamatti (1978–1986)
• Benno C. Schmidt Jr. (1986–1992)
• Howard R. Lamar (1992–1993) (acting)
• Richard C. Levin (1993–2013)

21st Century

• Peter Salovey (2013–present)

Related Pages

• Yale University
• Ivy League
• New Haven, Connecticut
• List of Ivy League university presidents