Michael S. McPherson

Michael S. McPherson, 60, is president of The Spencer Foundation. From 1996 to 2003 he was president of Macalester College. He is a senior research associate of the Harris School of Public Policy of the University of Chicago and an adjunct professor of the School of Education and Social Policy of Northwestern University. Dr. McPherson is chair of the Advisory Board to Murphy Institute of Tulane University, a member of the executive planning board of Project Pericles and a trustee of Wesleyan University. He received a B.A. in mathematics, an M.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago.