Carol Quillen, Ph.D.
Board of Trustees
10th President and CEO National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, DC.
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Affiliation
Board of Trustees
Biography
Dr. Carol Quillen is the 10th President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She is also a founding member of the American Talent Initiative (ATI), a consortium that aims to graduate annually 50,000 additional low- and moderate-income students from the nation’s top colleges and universities.
Prior to her current position, Dr. Quillen served as the 18th president of Davidson College (2011-2022), where she sought to honor the institution’s abiding values—integrity, humane instincts, creativity, discipline, leadership, and service within our rapidly evolving, increasingly interconnected world. To that end, she helped the campus define a vision founded on ensuring access and affordability, reimagining the liberal arts for today, and equipping graduates to have disproportionate impact for good. Dr. Quillen also strengthened the college’s commitment to meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for all students with no packaged loans.
Dr. Quillen earned a B.A. in American history from the University of Chicago, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with special and general honors, and a Ph.D. in European history from Princeton University.
Dr. Quillen is the author of two books and many articles. Her writings have appeared in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Huffington Post, The Hechinger Report, The Washington Post and The New York Times.