Jared Cohon
Jared Leigh Cohon | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Carnegie Mellon University | |
| In office 1997–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Mehrabian |
| Succeeded by | Subra Suresh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1947 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 16, 2024 (aged 76) Ligonier, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Awards | National Engineering Award from the American Association of Engineering Societies, National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Jared Leigh Cohon (October 7, 1947 – March 16, 2024) was an American academic administrator who served as the eighth president of Carnegie Mellon University beginning in 1997 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. As of 2014, he was a University Professor in the Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering.