Paul Lewis Joskow ’70 M.Phil, ’72 Ph.D.
New York, New York
Named Successor Trustee in 2008, Paul L. Joskow is president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Mr. Joskow oversees the foundation’s $1.8 billion in assets and directs its diverse grant-giving programs. He holds a B.A. from Cornell University. After receiving his Ph.D. at Yale, he joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he taught for over thirty-five years and served as head of the Department of Economics and as director of the MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research. Mr. Joskow is a fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Industrial Organization Society. He serves on the Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and on the boards of Exelon Corporation, TransCanada Corporation, and the Putnam Mutual Funds. At Yale Mr. Joskow served on the University Council from 1988 until 2008 and was its president from 1994 to 2006. He was awarded the Yale Medal in 2005.
