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Judith Rodin

The 7th president of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the eight Ivy League Universities in America.

President of the Rockefeller Foundation from 2005 to 2017.

Fun Fact:

Rodin served at Yale University from 1972 to 1994, after which she was appointed president of the University of Pennsylvania, her alma mater. This made her the first female president of an Ivy League institution, and the first graduate of the University to take on its highest leadership role.

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Sources:

Judith Rodin - Wikipedia

"Judith Rodin" - Jewish Women's Archive

"Familiar Jewish Names On Forbes Most Powerful Women List" - JSpace (2012, Archived)

"ON CAMPUS WITH: Dr. Judith Rodin; In an Ivy League of Her Own" - The New York Times (1994, Archived)