Wendy Raymond

WENDY RAYMOND, PhD ʼ90, biochemistry, is president of Haverford College. Raymond has initiated a comprehensive reinvestment in Haverford's values-based liberal arts core by enhancing student access and support, broadening opportunities for engagement with greater Philadelphia and the globe, expanding commitments to sustainability, and deepening inclusive excellence across Haverford by creating the division of Institutional Diversity, Equity, and Access. She previously served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Davidson College, where she was also Davidson’s chief diversity officer and chaired the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering. Raymond is an award-winning teacher and molecular geneticist who began her academic career at Williams College where she served as Williams’ first associate dean for institutional diversity. She earned her A.B. in chemistry at Cornell University and was an American Cancer Society postdoctoral fellow in genetics at the University of Washington.