2022: Philadelphia Voted Amy Gutmann – UPenn Best College President!
Amy Gutmann – UPenn
1 College Hall
(215) 898-5000 – president.upenn.edu
Many observers agree that the University of Pennsylvania has emerged as a leading public institution in science, business, and the humanities under Amy Gutmann’s leadership. Gutmann was appointed the eighth president of the University of Pennsylvania in 2004, and led a major transformation of the institution until she was confirmed US Ambassador to Germany in 2022. Gutmann has made enormous strides in affordable access to education and healthcare, innovative discoveries, global engagement, and public-private partnerships, and was named by Fortune as one of the ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ in 2018. Gutmann was the longest serving president in the university’s history and helped raise over nine billion dollars for the institution.
2021: Philadelphia Voted Amy Gutmann – U Penn Best College President!
Amy Gutmann – U Penn
1 College Hall
(215) 898-5000 – president.upenn.edu/meet-president
When it comes to college and university presidents, it would be hard to argue that few have made as significant of an impact as Amy Gutmann, the eighth president of the University of Pennsylvania. Since her appointment in 2004, Gutmann has been a high-profile advocate for access to education and health care, as well as for the transformational impact of universities at the local, national and international levels. In the process, she has become an internationally renowned educational leader. During her inaugural address, she proposed a bold vision for the university, the Penn Compact, with the strategic goals of inclusion, innovation and impact that have propelled Penn forward during an era of major change.