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President Andrew Rich

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Meet Andrew Rich, the 17th president of Franklin & Marshall College.

Andrew Rich became the 17th president of Franklin & Marshall College in July 2025. 

A passionate champion for the liberal arts, President Rich has a deep appreciation of the power of higher education to lift new generations of leaders and to transform families and strengthen society along the way. His passion for the next generation of changemakers is rooted in the understanding that while bold ideas matter, it is young people—their perspectives, their hope, their readiness to lead—who ultimately move communities and societies forward.

That passion finds its fullest expression at Franklin & Marshall College. Here, students develop the critical thinking, adaptability, and collaborative spirit that prepare them to lead in every field, sector, and community. Under President Rich’s leadership, F&M demonstrates and advances the value proposition for the liberal arts—and its urgency—while shaping graduates who are prepared to own their influence, engage others, and make lasting impact.

Before F&M, President Rich served as the Richard J. Henley and Susan L. Davis Dean of the Colin Powell School, the largest student division of the City College of New York (CCNY). During Rich’s tenure, the Powell School grew by 40 percent, and Rich led the launch of new student success initiatives, including eight new student fellowship programs and a new Office of Student Success that provides students with mentoring, professional development, and career services. He formed a Public Service Career Hub that more than doubled the number of students obtaining internships and jobs in public service. Rich also mobilized a successful fundraising campaign to support these new initiatives, generating more than $85 million in new investments in scholarships, student services, faculty positions, and academic initiatives.

Prior to CCNY, President Rich was CEO and executive secretary of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation from 2011 to 2019. The Truman Foundation is a federal agency that supports young people pursuing public service leadership across the United States. From 2009 to 2011, President Rich was president and CEO of the Roosevelt Institute, a national think tank and leadership development organization based in New York City with ties to the FDR Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, New York.

President Rich is currently chair of the Board of Directors of Friends of the Truman Foundation and vice president on the Board of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, Macaulay Honors College Foundation at the City University of New York, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and Lancaster County STEM Alliance.

President Rich received his bachelor's degree in political science in 1992 from the University of Richmond, where he was awarded a Truman Scholarship, and his doctoral degree in political science from Yale University in 1999. Rich has taught political science at CCNY and Wake Forest University, and he has written extensively about the role of think tanks and foundations in American politics and policymaking. He lives in Lancaster with Joel Allen, his husband and partner of 30 years who is a professor of history and classics at the City University of New York.