About Michael Poliakoff

Michael Poliakoff is president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. He served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research at the University of Colorado, and in senior roles at the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Dr. Poliakoff also taught at Georgetown University, George Washington University, Hillsdale College, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Wellesley College. He received his undergraduate degree magna cum laude from Yale University, a Class I Honours B.A. at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and a Ph.D. in classical studies from the University of Michigan.