He is on the board of directors of the Harvard Management Company, which manages the University's staggering $14.4 billion endowment. And for a quarter of a century, he has taken a seat among the six fellows of the Harvard Corporation, the highest governing body of the University.
Now it is time for Stone to put his stamp on the University once more, as he is faced with an unparalleled opportunity: sitting at the helm of the group that will choose the 27th president of Harvard.
People who know him say his decision will be heavily influenced by that famous gut instinct.
"He's not a resume looker," Huidekoper says.
"He's right there with the good judgement," says Charlotte P. Armstrong '49, a former president of the Board of Overseers.
He has already been party to one presidential selection--Rudenstine's.
Having had a hand in picking someone to help lead his pet project--the campaign--Stone's next project may be to select another to spend its fruit.
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