John J. DeGioia

John DeGioia
DeGioia in 2016
48th President of Georgetown University
Incumbent
Assumed office July 1, 2001
Preceded by	Leo J. O'Donovan
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 66–67) Connecticut, U.S.
Spouse	Theresa Miller ​ (m. 1994)​
Education	Georgetown University (BA, MA, PhD)
Academic background
Thesis	The moral theories of Charles Taylor and Alasdair MacIntyre and the objective moral order (1995)
Doctoral advisor	Terry P. Pinkard
Academic work
Discipline	Philosophy
Institutions	Georgetown University

John Joseph DeGioia (born 1957) is an American academic administrator and philosopher who has been the president of Georgetown University since 2001. He is the first lay president of the school and is currently its longest-serving president. Upon his appointment, he also became the first lay president of any Jesuit university in the United States. Having spent his entire career at Georgetown, where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees, DeGioia was the dean of student affairs and held various vice presidential positions before becoming president.