Georgetown Presidential Search
Georgetown’s board of directors is engaged in the important task of selecting the university’s next president. The board has formed a presidential search committee, which will solicit input from members of the Georgetown community on the qualities we should seek in our future president. We plan to have a leader in place by July 1, 2026, and we will provide updates on this page along the way.
Who We’re Looking For
Our board of directors has articulated that the future president will implement the university’s vision for excellence; sustain our strong Catholic and Jesuit identity; foster a sense of community, shared purpose and collaboration among our faculty, staff, students and alumni; and ensure Georgetown continues its leadership in higher education on a national and global level, among other priorities.
The board has retained the internationally recognized search firm Isaacson, Miller to work with them to manage the search process. Isaacson, Miller has been involved in numerous and successful academic searches across higher education, including at multiple Jesuit colleges and universities, and has been engaged on other searches at Georgetown.
Any inquiries, nominations, referrals and applications should be submitted to Isaacson, Miller. Electronic submissions are highly encouraged.
Timeline
In the coming weeks, the search committee, along with the search firm Isaacson, Miller, will hold listening sessions for members of the Georgetown community. Our community’s input will help inform the search process.
Listening sessions will take place over the next two months. Over the next year, the search committee, with support from Isaacson, Miller, will work to recruit and review candidates for the position.
A new president will be in place at Georgetown no later than July 1, 2026.
We Want to Hear From You
Email the search committee at presidentialsearch@georgetown.edu
Search Committee
The search committee is made up of directors of our board as well as members of the faculty and the Society of Jesus.
As the search committee begins its work, it will announce several opportunities for community input, including listening sessions for faculty, staff, students and alumni as well as other mechanisms for input.
The members are:
- Kevin Warren (B’84), Chair of the Search Committee
- Jeanne Ruesch (P’02, P’09), Vice Chair of the Search Committee
- Professor Paul Almeida, Ph.D., William R. Berkley Chair and Dean, McDonough School of Business
- W. Robert Berkley, Jr. (B’95)
- Mannone Butler (B’94, L’99)
- Professor Anupam Chander, J.D., Scott Ginsburg Professor of Law and Technology
- Suzanne Donohoe (C’92)
- Reverend Daniel Patrick L. Huang, S.J., Pontifical Gregorian University
- Professor Kathleen Maguire-Zeiss, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Neuroscience
- Reverend. Ronald Mercier, S.J., former provincial of the Central and Southern Province of the Society of Jesus
- Frank McCourt, Jr. (C’75, P’05)
- Professor Nicoletta Pireddu, Ph.D., Department of Italian and Faculty Director of the Georgetown Humanities Initiative
Recent Messages
January 10, 2025: An Update on the Presidential Search Committee
