Richard Light

Richard Light, the Carl H. Pforzheimer Jr. Professor of Teaching and Learning at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, served as a member of the Board of Directors for a decade (2007-2017). 

Throughout his tenure, Professor Light offered thoughtful insights as a member of both the Program and Governance Committees. He served as a member of the Presidential Search Committee in 2012-2013. In these capacities, he contributed context to help guide the Foundation’s strategic efforts, based on his own ongoing research and professional activities. The Foundation is deeply appreciative of his steadfast dedication toward the pursuit of undergraduate academic excellence.

Professor Light is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In addition to his service to the Foundation, he was previously elected president of the American Evaluation Association and elected to the Board of the American Association for Higher Education. He is the author Make the Most of College, winner of the 2001 Virginia and Warren Stone Award for best book about education and society.