Neil L. Rudenstine

President of Harvard University, 1991-2001

Neil L. Rudenstine currently serves as chair of ARTstor, a nonprofit organization created by the A. W. Mellon Foundation that develops, maintains, and distributes digital resources for the study of art, architecture, design, and related fields in the Humanities. Dr. Rudenstine was president of Harvard University from 1991 until he retired in 2001. He received his undergraduate degree at Princeton University, a B.A and an M.A. from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and a Ph.D. in English from Harvard University. He was a member of the Harvard English Department prior to becoming a professor and senior administrator at Princeton University. He is a published author, and among many other accomplishments is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a trustee of the Barnes Foundation, the Courtauld Institute of Art (London), and the Goldman Sachs Foundation.

Relationships Interlocks Giving Data

Board Memberships

Barnes Foundation Philadelphia art museum and arboretum established in 1922

• Trustee

J Paul Getty Trust

• Trustee

New York Public Library

• Board Member

Committee for Economic Development Business-led economic policy think tank

• Trustee

Harvard University Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA

• President ('91→'01)

Positions

Barnes Foundation Philadelphia art museum and arboretum established in 1922

• Trustee

Andrew W Mellon Foundation Major private foundation based in NYC

• EVP ('88→'91)

Princeton University Ivy League University in Princeton, New Jersey

• Provost ('77→'88)

Harvard University Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA

• instructor / assistant professor ('64→'68)

ARTstor

• Chairman of the Advisory Board (past)

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

Barack Obama 44th President of the United States

• 6 contributions · 4,400 USD ('07→'12)

John Kerry 68th US Secretary of State, Senator from Massachusetts

• 6 contributions · 3,650 USD ('04)

Rush Holt US Representative from New Jersey (D NJ-12)

• 3 contributions · 1,500 USD ('04→'10)

Democratic National Committee Governing body for the U.S. Democratic Party

• 2 contributions · 1,300 USD ('04→'10)

Committee for a Democratic Majority

• 1 contribution · 750 USD ('04)

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Political Fundraising Committee for Democratic Senatorial Candidates

• 2 contributions · 500 USD ('08)

Richard Green Lugar Former Republican US Senator from Indiana

• 1 contribution · 250 USD ('12)

Memberships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems.

• Member

Council on Foreign Relations US foreign policy think tank

• Member

Schools

Oxford University

• MA (past)

Harvard University Elite private university located in Cambridge, MA

• PhD (?→'64)

Princeton University Ivy League University in Princeton, New Jersey

• Bachelor's Degree (?→'56)