List of chancellors of Washington University in St. Louis

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This is a list of chancellors of Washington University in St. Louis, founded in 1853.

Chancellors of Washington University in St. Louis
Chancellor Year
Joseph Gibson Hoyt 1858–1863
William Chauvenet 1863–1869
Abram Litton (acting) 1869–1870
William Greenleaf Eliot 1870–1887
Marshall Snow (acting) 1887–1891
Winfield Scott Chaplin 1891–1907
Marshall Snow (acting) 1907–1908
David Franklin Houston
1908–1917
Frederic Aldin Hall 1917–1923
Herbert S. Hadley 1923–1927
George R. Throop 1927–1944
Henry Brookings Wallace (acting) 1944–1946
Arthur Holly Compton
1946–1953
Ethan A.H. Shepley 1954–1961
Carl Tolman 1961–1962
Thomas H. Eliot 1962–1971
William H. Danforth
1971–1995
Mark S. Wrighton 1995–2019
Andrew D. Martin 2019-

Board of trustees

  • Stephen F. Brauer Chairman Hunter Engineering (Chair)
  • David W. Kemper Chairman, President and CEO Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Vice Chair)
  • John F. McDonnell Retired Chairman of the Board
    McDonnell Douglas Corporation
    (Vice Chair)
  • Stephen E. Green (MBA 1983) Chair Alumni Board of Governors President and Chief Investment Officer Green Family Wealth Management (ex officio)
  • Andrew D. Martin** Chancellor Washington University in St. Louis (ex officio)
  • Steven H. Lipstein** President and CEO BJC HealthCare (ex officio)
  • John W. Bachmann Senior Partner Edward Jones
  • George P. Bauer (BS 1953 MS 1959) Chairman and CEO GPB Group Ltd.
  • Gregory H. Boyce Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Peabody Energy
  • Cynthia J. Brinkley Senior Vice President-Talent Development & Chief Diversity Officer AT&T Services, Inc.
  • Andrew M. Bursky (A.B. 1978) Chief Executive Officer Atlas Holdings LLC
  • Maxine Clark Chief Executive Bear Build-A-Bear Workshop
  • David P. Conner (A.B. 1974) Chief Executive Officer
    Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation
  • Corinna Cotsen (M.Arch 1983) Owner Edifice Complex
  • George W. Couch III President Couch Distributing Company, Inc.
  • John F. Dains Chief Executive Officer Helm Financial Corporation
  • William Henry Danforth Chancellor Emeritus Washington University
  • Arnold W. Donald Former President and Chief Executive Officer
    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
    St. Louis, Missouri
  • John P. Dubinsky (A.B. 1965) President & CEO Westmoreland Associates
  • United States Ambassador to Belgium Founder and Retired Chairman and CEO Harbour Group Industries
  • Hugh Grant Chairman, President and CEO
    Monsanto Company
  • David V. Habif, Jr. Retired Director Teaneck Radiology Center
  • James H. Hance, Jr. (MBA 1968) Retired Vice Chairman
    Bank of America Corporation
  • Robert Hernreich Co-Owner, Arizona Rattlers Co-Owner, Sacramento Kings
  • Priscilla L. Hill-Ardoin Retired Senior Vice President for Regulatory Compliance & Chief Privacy Officer AT&T Services, Inc.
  • Louis G. Hutt, Jr. Managing Member Bennett, Hutt & Co., LLC
  • Eugene S. Kahn Chief Executive Officer
    Claire's Stores
  • Jerald L. Kent President and CEO Cequel III, LLP
  • Steven F. Leer Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Arch Coal
  • Lee M. Liberman Chairman Emeritus Laclede Gas Company
  • W. Patrick McGinnis (MBA 1972): President and CEO Nestlé Purina PetCare
  • Walter L. Metcalfe, Jr. (A.B. 1960) Senior Counsel
    Bryan Cave LLP
  • Sigma-Aldrich Corporation
  • William B. Neaves Chief Executive Officer Stowers Institute for Medical Research
  • Philip Needleman Former Chief Scientist Pharmacia and Monsanto/Searle; Former Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology Washington University School of Medicine
  • Andrew E. Newman Chairman Hackett Security, Inc
  • James V. O'Donnell President and CEO Bush O'Donnell & Company, Inc
  • Express Scripts, Inc.
  • Gordon W. Philpott Emeritus Professor of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine
  • Gary L. Rainwater Executive Chairman
    Ameren Corporation
  • Steven N. Rappaport (J.D. 1974): Partner RZ Capital LLC
  • Harvey Saligman General Partner Cynwyd Investments
  • Craig D. Schnuck Chairman of the Executive Committee Schnucks
  • Harry J. Seigle (A.B. 1968): Principal The Elgin Company
  • William T. Shearer (M.D. 1970): Professor of Pediatrics and Immunology Baylor College of Medicine
  • Robert J. Skandalaris Managing Partner Quantum Ventures of Michigan, LLC
  • Andrew C. Taylor Chairman and CEO Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Barbara Schaps Thomas Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer HBO Sports
  • Jack E. Thomas Chairman and CEO Coin Acceptors, Inc.
  • Lawrence E. Thomas Partner Edward Jones
  • Ronald L. Thompson Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO Midwest Stamping Company
  • Ann Rubenstein Tisch (BA 1976) Founder The Young Women's Leadership Foundation
  • Shinichiro Watari Chairman Cornes & Co. Ltd.
  • John D. Weil President Clayton Management Company
  • Howard L. Wood Co-Founder and Chairman Cequel III, LLC
  • Arnold B. Zetcher (BSBA 1962) Retired Chairman, President and CEO of Talbots