30 Facts About Mark Gearan

Mark Daniel Gearan was born on September 19,1956 and is an American lawyer and the president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.

Mark Gearan previously served as a director at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics from 1995 to 1999 and as the director of the Peace Corps.

Mark Gearan is the longest-serving president in the history of HWS, serving from 1999 to 2017.

In 2018, Gearan joined Harvard University as 'President in Residence'.

Mark Gearan has served as Chair of the National Campus Compact, the Corporation for National and Community Service, the Annapolis Group of selective liberal arts colleges, and the Talloires Network Steering Committee, an organization of college and university presidents.

Mark Gearan was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, and graduated from Gardner High School in 1974.

Mark Gearan's cousin is Anne Gearan, a political correspondent at The Washington Post.

When Dukakis ran for the presidency in 1988, Mark Gearan originally had the job of managing Dukakis' campaign during the crucial Iowa caucuses.

Mark Gearan can't keep a secret," and "he can't stand up to the pressure of the right wing.

Mark Gearan was executive director of the Democratic Governors Association from 1989 to 1992.

In 1991, Mark Gearan was offered the job of Clinton's campaign communications chief while Clinton was seeking the Democratic nomination for president.

Mark Gearan was unable to accept because his wife was in a difficult pregnancy that confined her to bed for much of the time.

When Clinton was accused of extramarital affairs and draft dodging, Mark Gearan flew to New Hampshire to try to salvage Clinton's candidacy.

Mark Gearan began as the White House Deputy Chief of Staff.

Mark Gearan was then promoted to Assistant to the President of the United States and Director of Communications and Strategic Planning.

Mark Gearan traveled extensively with the president on overseas trips to Russia, Japan, the Middle East, Germany, Italy, and Ireland.

Mark Gearan helped shepherd Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer through his confirmation hearings in 1994.

However, Mark Gearan was supported by other returned volunteers, including Donna Shalala, Clinton of Secretary of Health and Human Services, who had served in the Peace Corps in Iran and who addressed the NPCA at their annual meeting on August 4,1995, in Austin, Texas.

Mark Gearan was confirmed by the United States Senate and sworn in as the 14th Director of the Peace Corps in September 1995.

Mark Gearan was director of the Peace Corps from 1995 to 1999.

However, Mark Gearan later stated that he regretted that he had not moved faster in creating the corps.

On June 1,1999, President Clinton announced that Mark Gearan would be leaving the administration to accept the position of President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York.

Mark Gearan explained why he left government to come to Hobart and William Smith.

Mark Gearan established a lecture series, the President's Forum, to bring international speakers to the university.

At the close of his first year at Hobart and William Smith, Mark Gearan began the development of a five-year planning initiative called HWS 2005.

Mark Gearan subsequently led the next two phases, HWS 2010 and HWS 2015, as well as Campaign for the Colleges, which raised more than $205 million to support facilities, endowment, and annual giving.

Mark Gearan serves on the boards of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Points of Light Foundation, the Annapolis Group, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and The Partnership of Public Service.

On November 23,2004, Mark Gearan was confirmed by the US Senate to serve on the board of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

On November 30,2007, the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported that Mark Gearan was confirmed on November 16 to another three-year term on the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

An article by the Associated Press on September 17,2004, said that in the event of a Kerry win in the 2004 campaign for the presidency, Mark Gearan would be a possible nominee for the post of Secretary of the Interior.