Mark Roosevelt

Mark Roosevelt
Roosevelt in 2011
7th President of St. John's College–Santa Fe
In office
July 1, 2016 – June, 2024
Preceded byMichael P. Peters
Succeeded byJ. Walter Sterling
President of Antioch College
In office
January 2011 – December 2015
Preceded byMatthew Derr (Acting)
Succeeded byTom Manley
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 8th Suffolk district
In office
1985–1995
Preceded byThomas J. Vallely
Succeeded byPaul C. Demakis
Personal details
Born (1955-12-10) December 10, 1955 (age 68)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
RelationsRoosevelt family
Parent
Residence(s)Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

Mark Roosevelt (born December 10, 1955) is an American academic administrator and politician who served as the seventh president of the Santa Fe campus of St. John's College.[1][2] He was the President of Antioch College from January 2011 to December 2015 and superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, the second largest school district in Pennsylvania, until December 31, 2010.[3][4] He served as a state legislator in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was the Democratic nominee for governor in the 1994 Massachusetts gubernatorial election. Roosevelt is the great-grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, and the son of CIA agent Kermit Roosevelt Jr.

  1. ^ "Mark Roosevelt, SJC Santa Fe's Seventh President".
  2. ^ "Contrarian to the Core: The Legacy of President Mark Roosevelt".
  3. ^ Rujumba, Karamagi (2010-10-07). "Pittsburgh schools chief Roosevelt moving on". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. ^ "Ohio college approves Mark Roosevelt as its new leader". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2010-10-17.