David Thomas

David A. Thomas is currently Director at Posse Foundation and Atlanta Committee for Progress, President at Morehouse College since 2018, Trustee at The Urban Institute since 2019, Trustee at The Common Fund For Nonprofit Organizations, and Director at The Urban Institute.
Former positions include President & Chief Executive Officer at Object Technology International, Inc. in 1998, Chairman at The Partnership, Inc., Director at Cambridge Trust Co., Director-Faculty Recruiting at Harvard University, Director at Cambridge Bancorp, Director at The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc., Director at Shady Hill School, Director at Jobs for the Future, Independent Director at DTE Energy Co. from 2013 to 2026, Professor at Carleton University in 1991, Trustee at Center for Creative Leadership, Assistant Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania from 1986 to 1990, Professor at Harvard Business School from 1990 to 2011 and again from 2016 to 2017, and Dean & Professor at McDonough School of Business from 2011 to 2016.
Education includes graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and undergraduate, graduate, and doctorate degrees from Yale University.