Raise DC Leadership Council

 

John DeGioia

Georgetown University
President

For more than three decades, John J. (Jack) DeGioia has helped to define and strengthen Georgetown University as a premier institution for education and research. Since graduating from the University in 1979, he has served both as a senior administrator and as a faculty member. In 2001, he became Georgetown's 48th President.

As President, DeGioia is committed to sustaining academic excellence at Georgetown. He has helped to recruit intellectual leaders to the faculty and secured substantial funding for scholarly research and academic programs.

Prior to his appointment as university President, DeGioia held a variety of senior administrative positions at Georgetown, including Senior Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs.

He has been presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Academia by the Sons of Italy and the “Catholic in the Public Square” award by Commonweal Magazine. He was also named a Brave Thinker by The Atlantic and a “Washingtonian of the Year” by Washingtonian Magazine.

VPP + Raise DC
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Invest Partners

In June of 2000, Venture Philanthropy Partners opened it doors, spurred by the efforts of three founders who asked themselves,
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