William R. Brody

13th President of the Johns Hopkins University
William R. Brody

Term	1996 – December 31, 2008
Predecessor	Daniel Nathans
Born	January 4, 1944 Stockton, California
Alma mater	Stanford University, MIT
Residence	Nichols House
Spouse	Wendy Brody
Children	2
Website: web.jhu.edu/president

William R. Brody is the current President of the Johns Hopkins University, a position which he has held since 1996. On March 10, 2008, he announced his intent to step down as president effective December 31, 2008. He was the highest-paid university president in the United States, receiving US$897,786 in 2004, and regained the title in 2007. Brody received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, the latter also in electrical engineering, from Stanford University.

Brody is also a certified commercial pilot and flight instructor.

He serves as a director of Medtronic, an international medical device company.

He also serves on the board of directors of IBM.^[1]

He is a personal friend of Michael R. Bloomberg, current mayor of New York City, who often gives financial support to the university as an alumnus.

With his wife, Wendy, he has two children: Ingrid and John. Brody is a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

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v • d • e Presidents of Johns Hopkins University

Daniel Coit Gilman (1875) · Ira Remsen (1901) · Frank Johnson Goodnow (1914) · Joseph Sweetman Ames (1929) · Isaiah Bowman (1935) · Detlev Bronk (1949) · Lowell Reed (1953) · Milton S. Eisenhower (1956) · Lincoln Gordon (1967) · Milton S. Eisenhower (1971) · Steven Muller (1972) · William C. Richardson (1990) · Daniel Nathans (1995) · William R. Brody (1996)