Trustees

The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed neuroscientist Eve Marder to its Board of Trustees. Nominated by the Institute’s School of Natural Sciences, she succeeds Ewine F. van Dishoeck as Academic Trustee. Her appointment was unanimously adopted by the Board on May 6, 2023.

The IAS Board of Trustees has elected John Overdeck as its next Chair. Overdeck, a philanthropist, business leader, and dedicated supporter of the Institute, will succeed software entrepreneur Charles Simonyi, who served as Chair since 2008.

The Institute for Advanced Study has appointed Wendell Weeks (Chairman and CEO, Corning Incorporated) and Gigliola Staffilani (Abby Rockefeller Mauze Professor, MIT) to its Board of Trustees.

On May 6, 2022 the IAS Bamberger Medal was presented to Shelby White, IAS Trustee Emerita and Founder of the Leon Levy Foundation, at a celebration on the Institute’s campus in Princeton, NJ. Shelby has championed the Institute throughout the four decades since her late husband Leon Levy’s appointment to the Board of Trustees in 1988.

The Institute for Advanced Study has named Carl P. Feinberg—entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist—to its Board of Trustees effective October 30, 2021.

Hailing from the worlds of social theory, economics, internet technology, and comparative literature, these new Trustees bring diverse perspectives and the promise of unique synergies to the operations of the Board.

Vartan Gregorian, Trustee Emeritus, lifelong champion of education, and renowned global intellectual, has passed away this week at the age of 87.

Gregorian served on the Institute’s Board of Trustees from 1987 to 2013 with an unmatched appreciation...

Martin Chooljian, Trustee Emeritus, longtime Friend of the Institute, beloved personal friend to many in the community, and one of the Institute’s most generous benefactors, passed away this week at the age of 90.

Elected to the Institute’s Board of...

NPR reports IAS Trustee Mario Draghi, "who is credited with saving the euro, … will be tasked with guiding the country through the twin crises of the coronavirus and a crumbling economy. Draghi, who formerly served as the head of the European Central Bank, took the oath of office with support from across the political spectrum with all but one of Italy's major parties backing him."

“Education is fundamental for achieving full human potential, developing an equitable and just society, and promoting national development.” —Indian National Education Policy (2020)

On July 29, 2020, the Indian government announced the adoption of...