Arnold Robert Weber (September 20, 1929 – August 20, 2020)^[1] was the president ofNorthwestern University from 1984–1994.^[2] His tenure at Northwestern was marked by stabilizing the university's finances and enhancing theEvanston campus environment.

Weber was born in aJewish family^[3] in theBronx, New York, and graduated from theUniversity of Illinois in 1950.^[4] At the beginning of his career, Weber was a professor, first atMIT (1957–58), followed byUniversity of Chicago (1958-1973). He then went toCarnegie Mellon University, where he served first as Dean of theGraduate School of Industrial Administration (1973–77), and then as provost and professor until 1980.^[5] In 1980, he became President of theUniversity of Colorado, where he served until 1984.^[6]

His non-university experience includes serving as president of the Civic Committee of TheCommercial Club of Chicago, the leading business and civic organization in the metropolitan area, from 1995–1999.

Prior to and during his tenure at Northwestern, Weber served on the boards of many corporations including Burlington Northern Santa Fe Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Tribune Co., John Deere & Company, Aon Corp. and Inland Steel.

During his career, he served as a member of the faculty at the Graduate School of Business at theUniversity of Chicago and as a presidential appointee and economic adviser in the federal government.

He has been inducted into the National Academy of Arbitrators and the National Academy of Public Administration, is a Laureate ofThe Lincoln Academy of Illinois and a member of the Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Weber is the author of eight books, as well as numerous monographs and articles on economic policy, industrial and labor relations, and higher education.

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