Michael Crow | |
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16th President of Arizona State University | |
Assumed office July 1, 2002 | |
Preceded by | Lattie F. Coor |
Personal details | |
Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | October 11, 1955
Education | Iowa State University (BA) Syracuse University (MA, PhD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | The Effect of Publicness on Organizational Performance: A Comparative Study of R&D Laboratories (Theory, Science Policy, Effectiveness, Research, Development) (1985) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Public Administration |
Institutions | |
Michael M. Crow[1] (born October 11, 1955) is an American academic and architect. He is the 16th and current president of Arizona State University, having succeeded Lattie F. Coor on July 1, 2002. During his tenure at ASU, he is credited with creating the New American University model.
He was previously Executive Vice Provost of Columbia University, where he was also a professor of Science and Technology Policy in the School of International and Public Affairs. He is also chairman of the board for In-Q-Tel, the Central Intelligence Agency's venture capital firm.[2][3] In 2024, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[4]