John J. DeGioia
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John J. "Jack" DeGioia (born 1957) became the 48th and current President of Georgetown University
on July 1, 2001. Since graduating from the university in 1979, he has served both as a senior administrator and as a faculty member. DeGioia is the first lay president of a Jesuit university.
in 1979 and his PhD in Philosophy from the university in 1995.
Prior to his appointment as president, DeGioia held a variety of senior administrative positions at Georgetown, including senior vice president, responsible for university-wide operations, and dean of student affairs. In 2004, DeGioia was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academia from the Sons of Italy. DeGioia is part of the Global Irish Network. He is on the Advisory Board of Incentives for Global Health, the NGO developing the Health Impact Fund
. DeGioia is also a Founding Partner and Board of Trustees member of the Center for Interfaith Action (CIFA).
DeGioia was raised in Orange, Connecticut
, and Hanford, California
. DeGioia and his family live in Washington, D.C.
He is a member of the Order of Malta, a lay religious order of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to serving the sick and the poor.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
on July 1, 2001. Since graduating from the university in 1979, he has served both as a senior administrator and as a faculty member. DeGioia is the first lay president of a Jesuit university.
Academic, professional, and personal
DeGioia is a Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
in 1979 and his PhD in Philosophy from the university in 1995.
Prior to his appointment as president, DeGioia held a variety of senior administrative positions at Georgetown, including senior vice president, responsible for university-wide operations, and dean of student affairs. In 2004, DeGioia was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academia from the Sons of Italy. DeGioia is part of the Global Irish Network. He is on the Advisory Board of Incentives for Global Health, the NGO developing the Health Impact Fund
Health Impact Fund
The Health Impact Fund is a proposed mechanism that would provide a market-based solution to problems concerning the development and distribution of medicines. It would incentivize the research and development of new pharmaceutical products that make substantial reductions in the global burden of...
. DeGioia is also a Founding Partner and Board of Trustees member of the Center for Interfaith Action (CIFA).
DeGioia was raised in Orange, Connecticut
Orange, Connecticut
Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,233 at the 2000 census. A 2007 Census Bureau estimate puts the population at 13,813. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen.-History:...
, and Hanford, California
Hanford, California
Hanford is an important commercial and cultural center in the south central San Joaquin Valley and is the county seat of Kings County, California. It is the principal city of the Hanford-Corcoran, California Metropolitan Statistical Area , which encompasses all of Kings County, including the cities...
. DeGioia and his family live in Washington, D.C.
He is a member of the Order of Malta, a lay religious order of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to serving the sick and the poor.