Ángel Cabrera (academic)
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Ángel Cabrera Izquierdo (born August 5, 1967) is a Spanish-American academic. He is the 12th and president of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Previously, he served as the president of George Mason University and of the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and the former dean of IE Business School. His scholarship includes work on learning, management and leadership.[2]
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cabrera and the second or maternal family name is Izquierdo.
Quick Facts 12th President of Georgia Institute of Technology, Preceded by ...
Ángel Cabrera | |
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12th President of Georgia Institute of Technology | |
Assumed office September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01) | |
Preceded by | Bud Peterson |
6th President of George Mason University | |
In office July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) – July 31, 2019 (2019-07-31) | |
Preceded by | Alan Merten |
Succeeded by | Anne Holton |
11th President of Thunderbird School of Global Management | |
In office July 1, 2004 (2004-07-01) – June 30, 2012 (2012-06-30) | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1967-08-05) August 5, 1967 (age 56)[1] Madrid, Spain |
Children | 2 |
Education | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (BS, MS) Georgia Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | A functional analysis of categorization (1995) |
Doctoral advisor | Dorrit Billman |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Cognitive science |
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On June 13, 2019, Cabrera was announced as the new President at the Georgia Institute of Technology, a post he assumed on September 1, 2019.[3] Cabrera is the first Spanish-born president of an American university.[4]