Nemat 'Minouche' Shafik, a leading economist and current director of the London School of Economics, to succeed Lee Bollinger as Columbia's 20th -- and first woman -- president, the university announced on Wednesday.
The school's board of trustees announced Wednesday it has elected Nemat"Minouche" Shafik, a leading economist and current director of the London School of Economics, to succeed Lee Bollinger as Columbia's 20th president. Bollinger will step down at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.
Jonathan Lavine, chairman of the board of trustees, penned a letter to the Columbia community in which he described the 60-year-old as"the perfect candidate: a brilliant and able global leader, a community builder, and a preeminent economist who understands the academy and the world beyond it.
Shafik also served as the first female leader of the London School of Economics and previously was the first female permanent secretary of the U.K. Department for International Development. "Her expertise, her experiences -- both personal and professional -- and her general outlook on academic and public life make her an inspired appointment," Bollinger said.
Born in Alexandria, Egypt, Shafik received a bachelor's in economics and politics from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst; a Master of Science in economics from the London School of Economics; and a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from St Antony's College at Oxford University.
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