Former Presidents

Sydney Brenner

President OIST PC, 2005 to 2011

A Nobel Laureate, Sydney Brenner played an instrumental role in setting up the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University and in giving it a vision.

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Sydney Brenner portrait

Jonathan Dorfan

President/CEO OIST SC, 2011 to 2016

An acclaimed physicist, Dr. Jonathan Dorfan translated the conceptual aims of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) into reality.
 

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Jonathan Dorfan Portrait

Peter Gruss

President/CEO OIST, 2017 to 2022

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Peter Gruss portrait