List of Northeastern University presidents

Northeastern University has had 7 presidents since it was founded in 1898.

List of presidents

 * 1) Frank Palmer Speare, 1898–1940 (founder)
 * 2) Carl Stephens Ell, 1940–1959
 * 3) Asa Smallidge Knowles, 1959–1975
 * 4) Kenneth Gilmore Ryder, 1975–1989
 * 5) John Anthony Curry, 1989–1996
 * 6) Richard M. Freeland, 1996–2006
 * 7) Joseph E. Aoun, 2006–present