Arnold R. Weber
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Arnold Robert Weber was the president of Northwestern University
from 1985–1994. His tenure at Northwestern was remarkable for stabilizing the university's finances and enhancing the Evanston
campus environment.
; provost and professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University
; and dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon. His non-university experience includes serving as president of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago
, the leading business and civic organization in the metropolitan area, from 1995–1999.
Prior to and during his tenure at Northwestern, Weber served on the boards of many corporations including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Tribune Co., John Deere & Company, Aon Corp. and Inland Steel.
During his career, he served as a member of the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago
and as a presidential appointee and economic adviser in the federal government.
He has been inducted into the National Academy of Arbitrators and the National Academy of Public Administration, is a Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois and a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Weber is the author of eight books, as well as numerous monographs and articles on economic policy, industrial and labor relations, and higher education.
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
from 1985–1994. His tenure at Northwestern was remarkable for stabilizing the university's finances and enhancing the Evanston
Evanston, Illinois
Evanston is a suburban municipality in Cook County, Illinois 12 miles north of downtown Chicago, bordering Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, and Wilmette to the north, with an estimated population of 74,360 as of 2003. It is one of the North Shore communities that adjoin Lake Michigan...
campus environment.
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He also served as president of the University of ColoradoUniversity of Colorado System
The University of Colorado system is a system of public universities in Colorado consisting of three universities in four campuses: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and University of Colorado Denver in downtown Denver and at the Anschutz Medical Campus in...
; provost and professor of economics and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
; and dean of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration at Carnegie Mellon. His non-university experience includes serving as president of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago
Commercial Club of Chicago
The Commercial Club of Chicago is an anti-labor club resulted from the 1907 merger of two predecessor Chicago clubs: the Merchants Club and the Commercial Club . Its most active members included George Pullman, Marshall Field, Cyrus McCormick, George Armour, Frederic Delano, Sewell Avery, Rufus...
, the leading business and civic organization in the metropolitan area, from 1995–1999.
Prior to and during his tenure at Northwestern, Weber served on the boards of many corporations including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Tribune Co., John Deere & Company, Aon Corp. and Inland Steel.
During his career, he served as a member of the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and as a presidential appointee and economic adviser in the federal government.
He has been inducted into the National Academy of Arbitrators and the National Academy of Public Administration, is a Laureate of the Lincoln Academy of Illinois and a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Weber is the author of eight books, as well as numerous monographs and articles on economic policy, industrial and labor relations, and higher education.