Ellen V. Futter

Ellen V. Futter

Biography

Ellen V. Futter has been president of the American Museum of Natural History since November 1993. She previously served for 13 years as president of Barnard College, where, at the time of her inauguration, she was the youngest person to assume the presidency of a major American college. She is director of a number of organizations and has a strong record of public service, including having served as chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and on the boards of The Legal Aid Society and the American Association of Higher Education. Ms. Futter is also a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a partner and a member of the Executive Committee of the New York City Partnership, Inc., and a member of the Executive Committee of NYC & Company. She is widely recognized as a dynamic voice for education and is an active supporter of women's issues. She has been awarded numerous honorary degrees and is the recipient of the National Institute of Social Science's Gold Medal Award. Ms. Futter was graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, from Barnard College in 1971. She earned her J.D. degree from Columbia University Law School in 1974.

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