Mr. Donald Stewart
Visiting Professor, University of Chicago
Donald M. Stewart, a visiting professor in the Harris School since 2005, previously served as CEO and president of the Chicago Community Trust. Prior to joining the Trust, Stewart was a senior program officer and special advisor to the president at the Carnegie Corporation. He is also the former president and CEO of the College Board and the former president of Spelman College. He spent several years at the University of Pennsylvania serving on the faculty and in several administrative positions. He also has had numerous overseas assignments in the Middle East and Africa as a member of the Overseas Development Division of the Ford Foundation. He is a board member and advisor to numerous organizations.
Stewart earned a BA from Grinnell College, an MA from Yale University, and a Master of Public Administration and Doctor of Public Administration degrees from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.