Dr. David A. Hamburg, M.D.

President, Emeritus, Carnegie Corporation of New York
Dewitt Wallace Distinguished Scholar, Wiell Medical College, Cornell University

David Hamburg is President Emeritus of Carnegie Corporation of New York, after having been President from 1982-1997. He was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Reed-Hodgson professor of Human Biology at Stanford University; President of the Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences; John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy at Harvard University; and President of the the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

His research contributions have dealt with biological responses and adaptive behavior in stressful circumstances, and with several aspects of human aggression, conflict resolution, and violence prevention. Under his leadership, Carnegie Corporation played an active role in reducing the nuclear danger, moving toward the resolution of the Cold War and toward democracy in South Africa.

In 1994, he established the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Conflict, which he co-chaired with Cyrus Vance. It consisted of international leaders and scholars long experienced in conflict prevention and conflict resolution. The commission published 75 reports and books on preventing deadly conflict. Taken together, this body of work constitutes a unique resource on prevention.

For a decade, he served on the Advisory Committee on Medical Research of the World Health Organization. He was the founder of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology and Government. During the Clinton Administration, he served on the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Dr. Hamburg received the International Peace Academy's 25th Anniversary Special Award, the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal (its highest award,) and the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.

He is currently DeWitt H. Wallace Distinguished Scholar at the Weill Cornell Medical College, and Distinguished Presidential Adviser on International Affairs, National Academy of Sciences.