Judith Rodin
American philanthropist, academic and psychologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Judith Rodin (born Judith Seitz, September 9, 1944) is an American academic and philanthropist. She was the president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 2005 until 2017.[1] From 1994 to 2004, Rodin served as the 7th president of the University of Pennsylvania, and the first permanent female president of an Ivy League university.[2][3]
Quick Facts 12th President of the Rockefeller Foundation, Preceded by ...
Judith Rodin | |
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12th President of the Rockefeller Foundation | |
In office March 2005 ā February 2017 | |
Preceded by | Gordon Conway |
Succeeded by | Rajiv Shah |
7th President of the University of Pennsylvania | |
In office July 1, 1994 ā June 30, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Claire Fagin (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Amy Gutmann |
Personal details | |
Born | Judith Seitz (1944-09-09) September 9, 1944 (age 79) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Spouse(s) | Bruce Rodin Nicholas Neijelow Paul R. Verkuil |
Children | 1 |
Education | University of Pennsylvania (BA) Columbia University (MA, PhD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The Effects of Distraction Upon the Performance of Obese and Normal Subjects (1971) |
Doctoral advisor | Stanley Schachter |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Social Psychology |
Institutions | |
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