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[update]).
The followings have served as president of MIT:[1]
| No. | Image | Name | Term starts | Term ends | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | William Barton Rogers | 1862 | 1870 | |
| 2 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .jpg){kind=small} | L. Rafael Reif | July 2, 2012 | December 31, 2022 | [8][9] |
| 18 |  | Sally Kornbluth | January 1, 2023 | Incumbent | [10] |
Notes
edit- ↑ Died in office.
References
edit- ↑ "Leadership". Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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...
- ↑ "Vest ends tenure as 15th president, remains at the Institute as faculty member". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. December 1, 2004.
- ↑ "Dr. Susan Hockfield". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. August 26, 2004.
- ↑ Nickerson, Nate (February 16, 2012). "Susan Hockfield to step down". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ↑ Bradt, Steve (May 16, 2012). "L. Rafael Reif selected as MIT's 17th president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ↑ Bradt, Steve (February 10, 2022). "L. Rafael Reif to step down as MIT president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- ↑ Bradt, Steve (October 20, 2022). "Sally Kornbluth is named as MIT's 18th president". MIT News. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.