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I never planned my career. I never planned to be president of Harvard. People would have thought I was crazy, probably, at the age of 8 or 10 or 20, if I had said that. So what I would say to people planning their careers is to be ready to improvise. Be ready to follow up on opportunities as they unfold.


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Author Bio


  • NameDrew Gilpin Faust
  • DescriptionAmerican historian, college administrator and the President of Harvard University
  • AliasesCatharine Drew Gilpin
  • BornSeptember 18, 1947
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionHistorian
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Time 100; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Doctorate; Honorary Degree; Honorary Degree; Jefferson Lecture; Bancroft Prize; American History Book Prize