President of the George Washington University

President of The George Washington University
The George Washington University Seal.
Incumbent Thomas LeBlanc since 13 November 2017
Appointer	GW Board of Trustees
Formation	1821 (1821)
First holder	William Staughton
Website	Office of the President

The President of the George Washington University is the chief executive officer of the George Washington University, appointed by the GW Board of Trustees and charged "to establish the University's vision, oversee its teaching and research mission and guide its future."

The current president of The George Washington University is Steven Knapp. On January 6 2017, the University announced that Thomas LeBlanc would serve as the 17th President of the George Washington University starting in July 2017.

List

President Trachtenberg at his final GWU commencement.

Years	President
2017–Present	Thomas LeBlanc
2007–2017	Steven Knapp
1988–2007	Stephen Joel Trachtenberg
1965–1988	Lloyd Hartman Elliott
1961–1964	Thomas H. Carroll
1927–1959	Cloyd H. Marvin
1923–1927	William Mather Lewis
1918–1921	William Miller Collier
1910–1918	Charles H. Stockton
1902–1910	Charles W. Needham
1895–1900	Beniah Longley Whitman
1871–1874	James Clarke Welling
1859–1871	George W. Samson
1855–1858	Joseph Getchell Binney
1843–1854	Joel Smith Bacon
1828–1841	Stephen Chapin
1821–1827	William Staughton

External links

• Presidents of the University, GW Libraries