Did you know that Michael M. Crow who is now the 16th and current president of Arizona State University is also chairman of the board for In-Q-Tel the Central Intelligence Agency's venture capital firm? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_M._Crow

Michael M. Crow[1] (born October 11, 1955) is an American professor, science and technology policy scholar and expert in university design. He is the 16th and current president of Arizona State University, having succeeded Lattie F. Coor on July 1, 2002. He is credited with designing the New American University model, which demonstrates simultaneous educational access, comprehensive excellence and social impact.

He was previously Executive Vice Provost of Columbia University, where he was also a professor of Science and Technology Policy in the School of International and Public Affairs. He is also chairman of the board for In-Q-Tel, the Central Intelligence Agency's venture capital firm.[2][3] In 2024, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[4]

Early life and education

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Crow was born in San Diego, California, on October 11, 1955, the eldest of four siblings.[5] His mother died when he was 9 leaving his widowed father, a sailor in the United States Navy, to raise the children on his own. As is common with military families, they moved many times during Crow's childhood. Crow was a Boy Scout who earned the rank of Eagle Scout in 1969.[6] By the time he had graduated from Warren Township High School, he had attended 17 different schools.[7]

Crow attended Iowa State University on an ROTC scholarship, graduating in 1977 with a BA in political science and environmental studies. Following his graduation, he worked for five years at research centers in Iowa and Illinois focusing on energy and policy research, while earning a MPA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.[8][9] Crow earned his doctoral degree in Public Administration, with a focus on Science and Technology Policy, from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University in 1985.[10][11]