Jonathan Fanton
| Jonathan F. Fanton | |
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| President of American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
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Assumed office 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Leslie Cohen Berlowitz |
| 3rd President of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | |
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In office 1999–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Adele Simmons |
| Succeeded by | Robert L. Gallucci |
| 6th President of The New School for Social Research | |
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In office 1982–1999 |
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| Preceded by | John Everett |
| Succeeded by | Bob Kerrey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 (age 73–74) |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
Jonathan F. Fanton (born 1943) is the president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He previously served as the president of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation from 1999 to 2009 and as the president of The New School for Social Research from 1982 to 1999. He has served as board chair for several organizations, including Human Rights Watch, the Security Council Report, and the New York State Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities. He currently chairs the board of Scholars At Risk and serves on the board of the Asian Cultural Council, the board of the Benjamin Franklin House, and the advisory board of the Newman’s Own Foundation. He was elected a fellow of the American Academy in 1999.
Born in Mobile, Alabama, Fanton grew up in Trumbull and Weston, Connecticut. In 1961, he graduated from Choate School. At Yale University, he earned a baccalaureate degree in 1965, and a Ph.D. in American history in 1978. As an undergraduate, Fanton directed the Ulysses S. Grant Program, a summer enrichment program for talented students from the inner city. He went on to serve at Yale as associate provost and as an assistant to President Kingman Brewster. He subsequently served as vice president for planning at the University of Chicago.
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