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President | Clark University
Moderator | Conversation: Town, Gown, and the Future of Education
David Fithian, a 1987 graduate of Clark University, became Clark’s 10th president in July 2020.
Prior to joining Clark, Fithian was executive vice president at the University of Chicago, with roles spanning major operations, academic program development, support of the University’s Board of Trustees, executive recruitment, and fundraising. Among his many accomplishments, he spearheaded the establishment of good governance practices; contributed to the opening of global centers in Beijing and Delhi; and helped to plan for and implement a campus facility renewal program that included more than 50 capital projects.
Fithian previously served for 12 years at Harvard University, holding positions of increasingly elevated responsibility, including the Allston Burr Senior Tutor (resident dean) of Adams House and associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Fithian earned his Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, and doctoral degrees in sociology from Yale, and he has lectured at Yale, the University of Connecticut, and Harvard.
