Amy Gutmann is the current President of the University of Pennsylvania. Previously, she was Provost at Princeton University from 2001-2004 and Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and the University Center for Human Values 1990-2004. She was President of the American Society of Political and Legal Philosophy from 2001 to 2004. Dr. Gutmann’s teaching and research interests include moral and political philosophy, practical ethics, education, and public affairs. She received her B.A. magna cum laude from Harvard-Radcliffe College, her M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and Ph.D. from Harvard University.

Dr. Gutmann's major publications include the widely-cited Democratic Education (Princeton University Press, 1987), Liberal Equality (Cambridge University Press, 1980), Color Conscious (Princeton University Press, 1997) with Anthony Appiahand, and Democracy and Disagreement (Harvard University Press, 1996) with Dennis Thompson. She is editor of many books, including Freedom of Association, Multiculturalism: Examining the Politics of Recognition, Democracy and the Welfare State, and Ethics and Politics (with Dennis Thompson). Her many essays in moral and political philosophy have appeared in such journals as Ethics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, Political Theory, and Dissent. She has also contributed to The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and The New Republic.

Dr. Gutmann serves on the Board of Directors of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Board of Governors of the Partnership for Public Service. In 2005, Dr. Gutmann was appointed to the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, a committee that advises the FBI on national security issues relating to academia. She also is among the leaders of a select group of presidents of research universities from around the world who advise the U.N. Secretary General on a range of global issues, including academic freedom, mass migration, international development, and the social responsibilities of universities.

Dr. Gutmann has served as president of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy and is a founding member of the executive committee of the Association of Practical and Professional Ethics. She is a member of the American Philosophical Society, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Education. In 2003, Dr. Gutmann was awarded the Centennial Medal by Harvard University for "graduate alumni who have made exceptional contributions to society." In 2005, she was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Rochester and by Wesleyan University, where she delivered the commencement address. In 2006, she received the Alumnae Recognition Award from the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard for her outstanding contributions to liberal arts education.