John DeGioia | |
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_(cropped).jpg) DeGioia in 2016 | |
| 48th President of Georgetown University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Leo J. O'Donovan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Theresa Miller (m. 1994) |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | The Moral Theories of Charles Taylor and Alasdair MacIntyre and the Objective Moral Order (1995) |
| Doctoral advisor | Terry Pinkard |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Institutions | Georgetown University |
John Joseph DeGioia (born 1957) is an American academic administrator and philosopher who has been the president of Georgetown University since 2001. He is the first lay president of the school and is currently its longest-serving president. Upon his appointment, he also became the first lay president of any Jesuit university in the United States. Having spent his entire career at Georgetown, where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, DeGioia was the dean of student affairs and held various vice presidential positions before becoming president.