John Anderson

In July 2019, Dr. Anderson began a six-year term as president of the National Academy of Engineering. He was elected to the NAE in 1992 for his contributions to the understanding of colloidal hydrodynamics and membrane transport phenomena. Dr. Anderson served as the president of IIT from 2007 to 2015 and is currently a distinguished professor of chemical engineering there. His past academic leadership positions include chair of biomedical engineering, department head of chemical engineering, and dean of engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, as well as provost and executive vice president at Case Western Reserve University.