Andrew Rich

Andrew Rich began as the 17th president of Franklin & Marshall College on July 12, 2025. A passionate champion for the transformative power of the liberal arts, Dr. Rich has spent his career expanding educational opportunities for young people and preparing the next generation of leaders to be successful in every sector of our society.

Before joining F&M, from 2019-2025, Rich was dean of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at The City College of New York. With 4,000 students, the Colin Powell School is home to the social science departments as well as the core public service, business and leadership development programs of City College.

From 2011-2019, Rich was Executive Secretary & CEO of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, a federal agency that supports young people committed to careers as public service leaders across the United States. Before that, from 2009-2011, Rich was President and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute, a think tank and leadership development organization based in New York City.

President Rich is currently chair of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Truman Foundation and vice president on the Board of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Macaulay Honors College Foundation at the City University of New York, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and Lancaster County STEM Alliance.

Rich is the author of Think Tanks, Public Policy, and the Politics of Expertise and has written about the role of think tanks and foundations in American politics and policymaking. He previously taught political science at CCNY and Wake Forest University.