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...And Then There Were Eight

The Search Committee Does Not Want You to Know the Names of These Men. Because Only One of Them Is Going to Be the Next President of Harvard.

Experience: Circuit Judge 1980-present.

Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 1970-80.

Professor, Kennedy School of Government 1977-80.

Asst. Professor of Law, Harvard Law School 1967-70.

Miscellaneous: Former candidate for Law School Dean. Largely responsible for airline deregulation legislation and national sentencing guidelines.

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Strengths: Graduate of Law School. Previous experience at Law School and Kennedy School. Experience in national politics and excellent reputation in Washington.

Weaknesses: Considered an outsider, since he gave up professorship at the Law School. No clear experience in undergraduate education.

Personal: Born August 15, 1938 in San Francisco California. Married, three children.

Trivia: Avid jogger.

PHILIP LEDER '56

Age: 56

Occupation: Andrus professor of genetics and chair, department of genetics, Harvard Medical School since 1980.

Education: Harvard College, B.A. 1956, cum laude.

Harvard Medical School, M.D. 1960.

Academic Field: Genetics

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