John Etchemendy

John Etchemendy is the Patrick Suppes Family Professor in the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences, and is co-director of Stanford HAI. He was Stanford’s twelfth and longest serving provost. He is currently a professor of philosophy and symbolic systems. In his 35 years as a Stanford faculty member, John has also served as director of the Center for the Study of Language and Information, chair of the Philosophy Department, and senior associate dean for the School of Humanities and Sciences. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in philosophy from University of Nevada, Reno, and his PhD from Stanford.