Susan Hockfield

Quick Facts

Full Name	Susan Hockfield
Occupation	Biologist
Date Of Birth	Mar 24, 1951(1951-03-24)
Age	73
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Pisces

Susan Hockfield Biography

Susan Hockfield is one of the most popular and richest Biologist who was born on March 24, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Susan Hockfield (born March 24 1951) is an American neuroscientist, who from December 2004 until June 2012 was the sixteenth president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hockfield was succeeded by Charles M. Vest and was succeeded by L. Rafael Reif, who served under her administration as the Provost. Hockfield was the first bioscientist to be elected and also was the first female to be director of the institute. Hockfield is Professor of Neuroscience at the MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and an affiliate of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research as well as a director of General Electric and of Qualcomm. She oversees the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York as well as a member of the MIT Corporation. Before her return to MIT during her term as president, Hockfield held the Marie Curie Chair of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Hockfield was married Thomas N. Byrne, M.D (Clinical Professor of Neurology at Harvard-MIT’s Division of Technology and Health Sciences). The couple was wedding on 2 March 1991 in the Yale Battell Chapel. Their daughter named Elizabeth.

In August 2004, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology named Hockfield its next president.

Hockfield’s presidency saw the most successful period of fundraising in MIT history, during which MIT raised nearly $3 billion. However, the global financial crisis put great pressure on the Institute’s endowment, which was valued at $5.9 billion upon Hockfield’s arrival. It peaked at $9.9 billion in June 2008, then fell to $7.9 billion. By June 2011, it was valued at $9.7 billion. Through the financial ups and downs, Hockfield made affordability a priority: annual undergraduate financial aid increased by about 75 percent during her presidency.

The year 1985 saw Hockfield became a faculty member at Yale University. She was granted tenure in 1991, and was fully professors of neurobiology by the year 1994. shortly thereafter, she was able to assume the positions of leadership in administrative matters. From 1998 to 2002 she was dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences which was in charge of over 70 graduate courses. Through her tenure as Dean the number of students applying to graduate schools doubled as support for graduate students increased in many areas such as health care, career counseling, fellowships and opportunities to communicate with faculty.

Susan Hockfield Net Worth

Susan Hockfield is one of the richest Biologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Susan Hockfield 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York and graduated in 1969. She earned her bachelor’s in Biology at the University of Rochester in 1973 and her Ph.D in anatomy as well as Neuroscience in the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1979. Her dissertation was around the study of the nerve pathways that control how pain is felt and processed. Her doctoral advisor during her research was Stephen Gobel.

After a postdoctoral appointment in the University of California, San Francisco, Hockfield joined the team of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in 1980. She was employed as a researcher by James Watson, who, together with Francis Crick had discovered the DNA structure.

In December 2002, she was named Yale’s Provost, the university’s second- highest officer, with oversight of the university’s 12 schools. As Provost, she led major initiatives in science, medicine, and engineering, including a $500 million investment in scientific facilities.

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Who is Susan Hockfield Dating?

According to our records, Susan Hockfield married to Thomas N. Byrne, M.D. (m. 1991). As of December 1, 2023, Susan Hockfield’s is not dating anyone.

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Hockfield has been confirmed to speak at the annual drug development festival Biotech Week Boston, taking place September 2019 in Boston MA.

Facts & Trivia

Susan Ranked on the list of most popular Biologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Susan Hockfield celebrates birthday on March 24 of every year.