Christina Paxson

Christina Hull Paxson is an American economist and public health expert serving as the 19th president of Brown University. Previously, she was the dean of Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Hughes Rogers Professor of Economics& Public Affairs at Princeton University. In March 2012, Paxson was selected as the 19th president of Brown University. She officially succeeded Ruth Simmons on July 1, 2012, and was inaugurated on October 27, 2012.