George Campbell Jr.

Dr. George Campbell Jr. (born December 2, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia) was the eleventh President of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, ending his tenure in July 2011. Campbell earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Syracuse University, a B.S. in physics from Drexel University and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Yale University. Previously Campbell was the president and CEO of NACME, Inc., a non-profit corporation focused on engineering education and science and technology policy. Additionally he spent twelve years at AT&T Bell Laboratories, served as a U.S. delegate to the International Telecommunications Union, served on the faculties of Nkumbi International College—a secondary preparatory...