Carnegie Mellon University

Jared L. Cohon

President Jared L. Cohon

Dr. Cohon has been serving as Carnegie Mellon's eighth president since arriving at the university in 1997.

He's actively involved on a number of boards, including the presidential appointment from Bush and Obama to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Read biography »

Both Dr. Cohon and provost Mark Kamlet were reappointed on August 17, 2010, agreeing to extend their terms to 2013. Read announcement »

Recent News

Dr. Cohon has participated in the World Economic Forum, moderating a session titled, "Getting Things Done: Macro and Micro Strategies." Learn more about his participation »

Dr. Cohon was also invited by The Honorable Dilip Walse-Pital, speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, to address the Assembly of The State of Maharashtra. Read his speech »

Most recently, Dr. Cohon has been named the 2011 recipient of the National Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies. Find out more »

Carnegie Mellon’s original campus design is said to have been modeled after a ship by the campus’s initial architect Henry Hornbostel. An actual ship's prow taken from the historic cruiser, the USS Pennsylvania, rests atop Roberts Hall, which overlooks Panther Hollow and the Carnegie Museum complex.

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