John Kroger

John Richard Kroger
15th President of Reed College
In office
June 30, 2012 – June 29, 2018
Preceded byColin Diver
Succeeded byHugh Porter (acting)
Audrey Bilger
16th Attorney General of Oregon
In office
January 5, 2009 – June 29, 2012
GovernorTed Kulongoski
John Kitzhaber
Preceded byHardy Myers
Succeeded byEllen Rosenblum
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Ohio
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMichele Toppe
Alma materYale University
Harvard Law School
ProfessionAssistant United States Attorney (1997-2002)
Law Professor (2002-2009)
Attorney General of Oregon (2009–2012)
President of Reed College (2012–2018)
Academic work
Disciplinelaw and the government
Sub-disciplinecriminal law
Institutions
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John Richard Kroger (born 1966) is an American lawyer who served as the president of Reed College. He served as Attorney General for the U.S. state of Oregon from 2009 to 2012. Prior to being elected in 2008, he had earlier served in the Marine Corps, was an Assistant United States Attorney in New York, and a law professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland. He resigned as Attorney General effective June 29, 2012.[2][3] On February 9, 2018, he announced that he would be resigning as President of Reed College come the conclusion of the academic year. After leaving Reed in June 2018, Kroger went to teach at Harvard University for the 2018–2019 academic year. On October 1, 2019, he became the first Chief Learning Officer of the United States Navy.[4]

  1. ^ Zaitz, Les (June 26, 2010). "Oregon Attorney General John Kroger realigns agency, ruffles feathers". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on December 23, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Reed College Selects Oregon Attorney General John Kroger as New President". Archived from the original on May 6, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  3. ^ Cole, Michelle (June 6, 2012). "Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber names Ellen Rosenblum as interim attorney general". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 8, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Defense News". June 26, 2020. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2020.