Joseph E. Aoun, a leader in higher education policy and a renowned scholar in linguistics, is the seventh President of Northeastern University.
President Aoun has strategically aligned the University’s research enterprise with three global imperatives—health, security, and sustainability. Northeastern’s faculty focus on interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and transforming academic research into commercial solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. During President Aoun’s tenure, the University has realized a 189 percent growth in external research funding, along with approximately 1,500 patent applications filed by faculty and students.
As part of the Bold Types interview series, business reporter Janelle Nanos hosted a conversation on the future of downtown with three leaders who have big ideas for Boston as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and works to address racial disparities within the city's business community.
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