

63: dan porterfield, ceo of the aspen institute on love, learning and service
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Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D. is President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, where he leads efforts to awaken human potential in service of a more just and generous world. A lifelong educator and advocate for equity, he is the author of Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Lifelong Growth (2024). Before Aspen, he served as President of Franklin & Marshall College, where he expanded opportunity, deepened student support, and fostered institutional innovation. Earlier, at Georgetown University, he was a senior leader and professor who championed youth-focused programs across Washington, DC. Raised in Baltimore by a single mother, Porterfield is a Rhodes Scholar, former speechwriter, and recipient of national honors for his service to education and youth. He and his wife, Karen, live in Virginia and are the proud parents of three daughters.
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