List of presidents of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has had 20 presidents (18 inaugurated, 1 acting then inaugurated, 1 acting) in its 163-year history (as of 2024[update]).
The followings have served as president of MIT:[1]
| No. | Image | Name | Term starts | Term ends | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | William Barton Rogers | 1862 | 1870 | |
| 2 | .jpg) | John Daniel Runkle | 1870 | 1878 | |
| – | |
William Barton Rogers | 1879 | 1881 | |
| 3 |  | Francis Amasa Walker | 1881 | 1897 | |
| 4 |  | James Crafts | 1897 | 1900 | |
| 5 |  | Henry Smith Pritchett | 1900 | 1907 | |
| acting |  | Arthur Amos Noyes | 1907 | 1909 | |
| 6 |  | Richard Cockburn Maclaurin | 1909 | January 15, 1920[a] | |
| acting |  | Elihu Thomson | 1920 | 1921 | |
| 7 |  | Ernest Fox Nichols | 1921 | 1922 | |
| acting | |
Elihu Thomson | 1922 | 1923 | |
| 8 |  | Samuel Wesley Stratton | 1923 | 1930 | |
| 9 |  | Karl Taylor Compton | 1930 | 1948 | |
| 10 | .jpg) | James Rhyne Killian | 1948 | 1959 | |
| 11 | Julius Adams Stratton | 1959 | 1966 | ||
| 12 |  | Howard Wesley Johnson | 1966 | 1971 | |
| 13 |  | Jerome Wiesner | October 7, 1971 | September 25, 1980 | [2] |
| 14 |  | Paul Edward Gray | September 26, 1980 | October 14, 1990 | [3] |
| 15 |  | Charles Marstiller Vest | October 15, 1990 | December 5, 2004 | [4][5] |
| 16 |  | Susan Hockfield | December 6, 2004 | July 1, 2012 | [6][7] |
| 17 | .jpg){kind=small} | L. Rafael Reif | July 2, 2012 | December 31, 2022 | [8][9] |
| 18 |  | Sally Kornbluth | January 1, 2023 | Incumbent | [10] |
Notes
- Died in office.