Jerry MacArthur Hultin

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Jerry MacArthur Hultin
Richard J. Danzig
Succeeded byRobert B. Pirie Jr.
Personal details
Born (1942-05-17) May 17, 1942 (age 82)
Lansing, Michigan
SpouseJill Foreman Hultin
Alma materOhio State University (B.A.)
Yale Law School (J.D.)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1965–1969
Battles/warsVietnam War
Conducting Admiral Gary Roughead on a campus tour

Jerry MacArthur Hultin (born May 17, 1942) was the

Polytechnic Institute of New York University from 2005 until 2012.[1] He is currently the Chairman of the Global Futures Group,[2] which advises cities, states and countries on best practices in smart city development.[3]

Biography

Hultin was born in

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.[5]

Hultin spent the next 25 years in the

Board of Directors of Freddie Mac from 1993 to 1997. He was also appointed to be a member of the Chief of Naval Operations
Executive Panel.

Under Secretary of the Navy on September 16, 1997. Following confirmation by the United States Senate, Hultin assumed his duties on November 13, 1997. As Under Secretary, Hultin commissioned a study conducted by the National Defense University on the impact of globalization on American armed forces that led to a two-volume published report, The Global Century: Globalization and National Security. He also led the Department of the Navy's Revolution in Business Affairs, which sought to apply business techniques to the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. He also oversaw the construction of the Navy and Marine Corps' intranet
. Hultin left office on July 14, 2000.

Upon leaving the government, Hultin became

the Campaign against Terrorism
.

On July 1, 2005, Hultin became president of the

Polytechnic Institute of New York University. He has overseen substantial growth and financial stability at the institution. He championed an affiliation with NYU, which was formalized in July 2008 and gave the institution a global platform while adding engineering to NYU's diverse list of subject disciplines. One of Hultin's first steps as the new president was to embrace a focus on "i-squared-e" – invention, innovation and entrepreneurship – to encourage educated risk-taking among faculty and students. In addition to integrating these skills into academics, NYU-Poly under Hultin collaborated with city and state governments and private industry to launch 3 business incubators and economic initiatives including the NYC Media Lab. During his tenure, enrollment increased by 57 percent, and the number of faculty positions is increasing. A $65 million capital plan is refreshing and expanding the downtown Brooklyn
campus on MetroTech Center and will support a biomedical research center with NYU in Manhattan. NYU-Poly is also a partner in the NYU Center for Urban Science & Research, a public-private research center that will expand the MetroTech campus.

Hultin is a board director of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, BritishAmerican Business, Inc. (BABI), the New York City Building Congress, the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and is a director of the New York Council of the Navy League of the United States. He is an honorary fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, the founding chairman of the Technology Management Education Association and an advisor to senior military and defense leaders. The National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations awarded him the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2010.[6]

In 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter appointed Hultin to the Defense Business Board.[2][7] In 2016, President Barack Obama appointed him to the American Battle Monuments Commission.[8]

References

  1. ISBN 9780837935010
    . Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ^ a b "People: Team". globalfuturesgroup.co. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  3. ^ "About Us: Designing Innovative, High-Impact Solutions for Smart Cities". globalfuturesgroup.co. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  4. ISBN 9780160562556
    .
  5. ^ http://archive.poly.edu/news/fullNews.php?id=1073
  6. ^ "Jerry MacArthur Hultin | NYU-Poly". Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  7. ^ "Department Announces New Defense Business Board Members" (Press release). U.S. Department of Defense. July 16, 2015. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  8. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts". The American Presidency Project (Press release). UC Santa Barbara. December 6, 2016. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

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Preceded by
Richard J. Danzig
Under Secretary of the Navy

November 13, 1997 – July 14, 2000 		Succeeded by

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