Robert Barchi vs Carol L. Folt

Robert Barchi

CEO of Rutgers

BIO: Dr. Robert L. Barchi, also known as Bob, M.D., Ph.D. serves as President of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Dr. Barchi served as the President of Thomas Jefferson University since September 2004 until 2012. Dr. Barchi has extensive experience in the management of complex institutions and in medical research and pharmaceutical development. He served as Provost and chief academic officer of the University of Pennsylvania, having served in various capacities for more than 30 years. He founded and served as the President of Penn Neurocare. He served as the Chair of Penn's Department of Neurology and as founding Chair of the University's Department of Neuroscience. He served as Vice Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors of BioAdvance. He has been a Director at Covance Inc. since October 1, 2003 and VWR Funding, Inc. since September 2007. He has been Ex-Officio Director of University Hospital since July 2013. He has been a Director at VWR International Inc., since September 2007. Dr. Barchi serves as a Trustee of Ursinus College. He served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board at TransMolecular, Inc. He served as Director of VWR International Inc from May 17, 2006 to June 2007. He served as an Independent Director of VWR Corporation since 2006 until November 21, 2017. He served as a Director of the Mahoney Institute of Neurological Sciences for more than 12 years. Previously, he served as a Director of VWR Funding, Inc. from May 2006 to June 2007 by affiliates of Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC. He served as a Director of the Dana Fellowship Program in Neuroscience and of Clinical Neuroscience Track. He is the author of more than 150 publications in his fields of neurology and neuroscience. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and has received numerous awards for his outstanding work in the sciences. In addition to his clinical and administrative responsibilities, Dr. Barchi has published extensively in the field of ion channel research. He received Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from Georgetown University, as well as Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Medicine degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Carol L. Folt

CEO of USC

BIO: Dr. Carol L. Folt serves as the twelfth president of the University of Southern California. She is a highly experienced leader, internationally recognized life scientist, and award-winning teacher. In leading USC, Dr. Folt brings broad executive and leadership experience across the academy, including arts and sciences, professional schools, and academic medicine. Throughout her career, Dr. Folt has earned a reputation for always placing students at the center, advancing academic excellence and innovation, setting ambitious goals, prioritizing shared governance, and focusing on the future. Prior to her appointment at USC in July 2019, Dr. Folt led the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – one of the nation’s most distinguished and research-intensive universities – from 2013 to 2019. At UNC, she set a bold course for the university’s future by spearheading a historic capital campaign, raising billions of dollars; building the school’s first-ever strategic plan in collaboration with every school and department; fighting to make college education accessible and affordable; and inspiring thousands of Tar Heels to embrace the arts and sustainability. Under her leadership, UNC was repeatedly named the No. 1 value in public higher education, surpassed $1 billion in annual research expenditures for the first time in school history (No. 5 in the nation overall), and set admissions records every year. Prior to her tenure at UNC, Dr. Folt served in various leadership roles at Dartmouth College, including as interim president, provost, dean of faculty, and Dartmouth Professor of Biological Sciences.