Robert C. Clark | |
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10th Dean of Harvard Law School | |
In office 1989–2003 | |
Preceded by | James Vorenberg |
Succeeded by | Elena Kagan |
Personal details | |
Born | 1944 (age 79–80) New Orleans,Louisiana,U.S. |
Education | Maryknoll College (BA) Columbia University (PhD) Harvard University (JD) |
Occupation | Lawyer,Educator |
Robert C. Clark (born 1944) is Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor,Emeritus and the Austin Wakeman Scott Professor of Law,Emeritus at Harvard Law School. [1] He previously served as dean and professor of law at Harvard Law School from 1989 to 2003. Clark is recognized as a leading authority in corporate law and corporate governance.
Clark earned his Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Maryknoll College in 1966,his Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy from Columbia University in 1971,and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1972. From 1972 to 1974,Clark was an associate with the Boston law firm of Ropes and Gray,where he practiced commercial and corporate law. After this,Clark spent four years on the faculty of Yale Law School,where he became a tenured professor. In 1979,he returned to Harvard Law School as a professor of law.
Clark has also consulted for law firms and government agencies,and he testified before various Congressional committees and subcommittees on regulation of financial institutions.
Clark was the Dean and Royall Professor of Law at Harvard Law School from 1989 through July 2003. Under Clark's leadership as Dean,the Harvard Law School was said to have "more than quadrupled its endowment,strengthened its curriculum and research programs,expanded the faculty and significantly improved its student-faculty ratio."[ citation needed ]
In November 2002,Clark announced plans to conclude his service as Dean on June 30,2003. Elena Kagan was named as the next Dean of the Harvard Law School,beginning July 1,2003.
On December 16,2003,Time Warner announced that its board of directors elected Clark to join on the board in January 2004 and serve on its Nominating and Governance Committee and its Audit and Finance Committee. [2]
Clark was born in 1944 in New Orleans,Louisiana. He is married to Kathleen Tighe Clark and they have two children.
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