Ron Daniels

Ron Daniels is the 14th president of Johns Hopkins University, a position he has held since 2009. Previously, he was provost at the University of Pennsylvania and dean and James M. Tory Professor of Law at the University of Toronto.  During his tenure at Hopkins, he has focused his efforts on several key areas: strengthening inter-disciplinary collaboration in research and education, enhancing student access, deepening engagement with the city of Baltimore, and supporting economic and social innovation.  A law and economics scholar, he is the co-author of eight books and dozens of scholarly articles on the intersections of law, economics, development, and public policy. His writing has also focused on the constraints facing young investigators in American life-science research, the opportunities for universities to support their communities’ economic growth and wellbeing, the significance of the humanities in education and society, and the governance of public and private universities. His most recent book, What Universities Owe Democracy, takes up the challenges facing democracy and argues for the indispensable role that universities play in sustaining democratic societies at this critical moment in history.  What Universities Owe Democracy is available to purchase or read online for free through the Johns Hopkins University Press.