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{{Short description|American academic administrator}}

'''Jon Calvert Strauss''' is an American academic administrator who served as a college president at six different institutions: [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute]] (1985–1994), [[Harvey Mudd College]] (1997–2006), [[Manhattanville College|Manhattanville University]] (2011–2016), acting president of [[Iona University]] (2017)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maffucci |first=Anna |title=Dr. Jon Strauss to fill in for Dr. Nyre as acting president |url=https://theionian.org/4172/news/dr-jon-strauss-to-fill-in-for-dr-nyre-as-acting-president/ |access-date= |website=The Ionian}}</ref> and most recently as interim president of [[Paul Smith's College]] (2020–2021).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-14 |title=Dr. Jon Calvert Strauss appointed as 11th president of Paul Smith's College |url=https://www.paulsmiths.edu/news/president-strauss-appointed/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=News + Events |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Education ==
Strauss received his [[bachelor of arts]] degree from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison|University of Wisconsin at Madison]], his [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[physics]] from the [[University of Pittsburgh]], and his [[PhD]] in [[electrical engineering]] from the [[Carnegie Institute of Technology]], also in [[Pittsburgh]].

== Career ==
Strauss served as the 13th president of [[Worcester Polytechnic Institute]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], from 1985 to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Presidents {{!}} Worcester Polytechnic Institute |url=https://www.wpi.edu/library/archives-special-collections/history/presidents |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.wpi.edu}}</ref> He then briefly served as the  [[chief financial officer]] of the [[Howard Hughes Medical Institute]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jon Strauss Consulting |url=https://www.jonstraussconsulting.com/about.php |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.jonstraussconsulting.com}}</ref> Strauss was the 4th president of the [[Harvey Mudd College]] in [[Claremont, California]], serving in that position from 1997 to 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Presidency |url=https://www.hmc.edu/about-hmc/presidents-office/history-of-the-presidency/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Harvey Mudd College |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History of the Presidency {{!}} President's Office {{!}} Harvey Mudd College |url=https://www.hmc.edu/presidents-office/history-of-the-presidency/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> He served as President of the then [[Bainbridge Graduate Institute]] (founded 2002, later became [[Pinchot University]] in [[Seattle, Washington]], then acquired by [[Presidio Graduate School]] in August 2016, of [[San Anselmo, California]]) in 2008–2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=[node:Title] |url=https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/21328-dr-jon-strauss-appointed-president-of-bainbridge-graduate-institute |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.csrwire.com |language=en}}</ref>

Dr. Strauss next served as the interim dean of engineering at the [[Whitacre College of Engineering]] of the [[Texas Tech University]] in [[Lubbock, Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Tech Names Interim Dean of Whitacre College of Engineering {{!}} May {{!}} 2009 {{!}} Texas Tech Today {{!}} TTU |url=https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2009/05/texas-tech-names-interim-dean-of-whitacre-college-of-engineering-2 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=today.ttu.edu}}</ref> From 2011 to 2016, he served as the 12th President of [[Manhattanville College|Manhattanville University]] in [[Purchase, New York]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=tracy.guyton |date=2016-03-21 |title=Celebrate the Strauss Legacy |url=https://www.mville.edu/celebrate-strauss-legacy |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Manhattanville College |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208094524/https://www.mville.edu/celebrate-strauss-legacy |url-status=dead }}</ref> replacing [[Molly Easo Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-06-02 |title=Dr. Molly Easo Smith Out as Manhattanville President |url=https://patch.com/new-york/harrison/dr-molly-easo-smith-out-as-manhattanville-president |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Harrison, NY Patch |language=en}}</ref> He was acting president of [[Iona University]] in the spring of 2017 and interim president of [[Paul Smith's College]] from 2020 to 2021.

He is a former member and current consultant of the [[National Science Board]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Science Board Catalyzes Scientific Analysis of Sustainable Energy Alternatives |url=https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=112159 |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=www.nsf.gov |language=English}}</ref> Strauss has also served as Senior Vice-president of the [[University of Southern California]] in [[Los Angeles, California]] and subsequently Vice President for Budget and Finance at the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in [[Philadelphia]]. While at [[University of Pennsylvania|UPenn]], he helped to develop the Responsibility Center Management (RCM).

== Personal life ==
He is married to Jean Anne Sacconaghi Strauss, a writer, activist and filmmaker. He has four children: daughters Susan MacQuarrie and Stephanie Annan from his first marriage, and two sons, Kristoffer Calvert Strauss and Jonathon Samuel Louis Strauss and six grandchildren.

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