John Fry

John Fry is the 14th president of Drexel University. Following his appointment at Drexel in 2010, John set out to transform the institution into a private research university with a strong public purpose – an institution that harnesses its strengths in cooperative education, translational research, online education and entrepreneurship to serve students, its neighborhood, the city and nation. Prior to Drexel, John was president of Franklin & Marshall College, executive vice president of the University of Pennsylvania, and a management consultant for the higher education and nonprofit sectors. John graduated from Lafayette College and earned a master’s degree in business administration from New York University Stern School of Business.