Ronald D. Liebowitz

Ronald David Liebowitz
Liebowitz in 2008
9th President of Brandeis University
In office
July 1, 2016  November 1, 2024
Preceded byFrederick M. Lawrence
Succeeded byArthur E. Levine (interim)
16th President of Middlebury College
In office
July 1, 2004  June 30, 2015
Preceded byJohn McCardell, Jr.
Succeeded byLaurie L. Patton
Personal details
Born (1957-04-26) April 26, 1957
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
EducationBucknell University (BA)
Columbia University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsGeography
Institutions
ThesisThe spatial and ethnic dimensions of Soviet regional investment: 1956-1975 (1985)
Doctoral advisorRobert Lewis

Ronald David Liebowitz (born April 26, 1957) is an American geography scholar. He served as the 9th president of Brandeis University from 2016 to 2024 and as the 16th president of Middlebury College from 2004 to 2015.

With research fields in Russian economic and political geography, he began teaching at Middlebury in 1984.