Biography

John Lahey was raised in the Riverdale

Riverdale, Bronx

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 section of the Bronx

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 in New York City

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, where he attended and graduated from Fordham Preparatory School

Fordham Preparatory School

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 in 1964. He earned his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Miami

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, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Philosophy from the University of Dayton

University of Dayton

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 and a second master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Columbia University

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John L. Lahey was Executive Vice President of Marist College

Marist College

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, where he served as Chief Operating Officer. He has been Quinnipiac’s president since 1987. Upon his arrival, Lahey initiated a strategic planning process, leading to the University’s unprecedented growth over the past two decades in enrollment, academic programs, reputation and physical plant.

Lahey is a director of the United Illuminating Company, the Aristotle Corporation, the Yale-New Haven Hospital

Yale-New Haven Hospital

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, and the Alliance for Gene Cancer Therapy. He is a member of the Council of the American Bar Association

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 Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. As Vice-Chairman of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, he has devoted much of his time to educating the public about the historic implications of Ireland’s Great Hunger. In 1997, Lahey served as Grand Marshal of the Saint Patrick's Day Parade in New York City. In 2011, Lahey was named Irish American of the Year by Irish America magazine

Irish America magazine

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