ThePresident and Directors of Georgetown College is the governing body ofGeorgetown University inWashington, D.C. In contrast to the Board of Regents and the Board of Governors, which serve advancement andalumni affairs functions, respectively, and advisory roles to the President, the President and Directors of Georgetown College is the legal entity of the incorporated Georgetown University.
The authority of the body is enumerated in the March 1, 1815federal charter of Georgetown University passed by theThirteenth United States Congress and signed by PresidentJames Madison.[1][2] The corporate charter of the University was amended by "An Act to Incorporate Georgetown College in the District of Columbia" in 1844. The legal name of the University was clarified byPublic Law 89-631 passed by the89th Congress and signed by PresidentLyndon Johnson on October 4, 1966, which authorized the institution to operate under the style of "Georgetown University" and permitted the University to exercise the powers granted tononprofit corporations under the "District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act" of 1962.[3]
As of 2023[update], the Board of Directors comprises 39 members, including achair and vice chair, and thepresident of Georgetown University who servesex officio as a member of theboard of directors.[4] The current chairman is Thomas A. Reynolds III, partner atWinston and Strawn LLP and the Vice Chairs are Suzanne O. Donohoe and Fr. Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, S.J. Notable members include Edward L. Cohen, principal ofLerner Enterprises and principal owner of theWashington Nationals Baseball Club,Joseph F. Dunford Jr., 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,Fr. James Martin, SJ, Editor-at-Large ofAmerica magazine,Frank McCourt, Chairman and CEO of McCourt Global and former owner of theLos Angeles Dodgers, formerGeorgetown Hoyas basketball star and member of theNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of FameDikembe Mutombo, and Kenneth A. Samet, President and Chief Executive Office ofMedStar Health Inc.
