Columbia University Presidents University Presidents Samuel Johnson Myles Cooper Benjamin Moore William Samuel Johnson Charles H. Wharton Benjamin Moore William Harris William Alexander Duer Nathaniel Fish Moore Charles King Frederick A. P. Barnard Seth Low Nicholas Murray Butler Frank D. Fackenthal Dwight D. Eisenhower Grayson Kirk Andrew W. Cordier William J. McGill Michael I. Sovern George Rupp Lee C. Bollinger Minouche Shafik Katrina Armstrong Claire Shipman Jennifer L. Mnookin Collapse All Expand All 1754-1800 Samuel Johnson 1754-1763 Myles Cooper 1763-1775 Benjamin Moore 1775-1776 (president pro tempore) William Samuel Johnson 1787-1800 1801-1849 Charles H. Wharton 1801 Benjamin Moore 1801-1811 William Harris 1811-1829 William Alexander Duer 1829-1842 Nathaniel Fish Moore 1842-1849 1849-1901 Charles King 1849-1864 Frederick A. P. Barnard 1809-1889 Seth Low 1890-1901 1902-1953 Nicholas Murray Butler 1902-1945 Frank D. Fackenthal 1945-1948 (acting president) Dwight D. Eisenhower 1948-1953 1953-2002 Grayson Kirk 1953-1968 Andrew W. Cordier 1968-1969 (acting president); 1969-1970 (president) William J. McGill 1970-1980 Michael I. Sovern 1980-1993 George Rupp 1993-2002 2002-Present Lee C. Bollinger 2002-2023 Minouche Shafik 2023-2024 Katrina Armstrong 2024-2025 (interim) Claire Shipman March 2025-June 2026 (acting) Jennifer L. Mnookin Term of Office starts on July 1, 2026
