Trustees

Chairs

Rachel L. Warren, Chair
Eric Hirschhorn ME’89, Vice Chair
Kevin Slavin A’95, Vice Chair, Alumni Trustee

Trustees

Kevin Burke EE'72
Elizabeth Diller AR'79
Joseph B. Dobronyi Jr.
Thomas Driscoll ME'77
Stephen Gerard ME'67, Alumni Trustee
Jeffrey Hersch EE’87
Peter Katz A'76, Alumni Trustee
Malcolm King EE’97
Scott Lerman A'81, Alumni Trustee
Mary Dwyer ME'19, Student Trustee
Julian Mayfield A'18, Student Trustee
Paul Nikulin CE'06, Alumni Trustee
Brian Steinwurtzel
Robert Tan AR'81 Alumni Trustee
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
Jeremy Wertheimer EE'82

Representatives to the Board

Toby Cumberbatch -- Full-time Faculty
Atina Grossmann -- Full-time Faculty
Yuri Masnyj A'98 -- Part-time Faculty
Walid Raad -- Full-time Faculty
Amy Westpfahl -- Staff

Conflict of Interest Policy Statement (PDF)

Consent Decree and Related Documents

Free Education Committee

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.