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 »