Harold Tafler Shapiro

Harold Tafler Shapiro
Shapiro at a 1994 Princeton Tigers football game
18th President of Princeton University
In office 1988–2001
Preceded by	William G. Bowen
Succeeded by	Shirley Tilghman
10th President of the University of Michigan
In office 1980–1988
Preceded by	Allan F. Smith (interim) Robben Wright Fleming
Succeeded by	Robben Wright Fleming (interim) James J. Duderstadt
Personal details
Born	(1935-06-08) June 8, 1935 (age 89) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Nationality	American
Spouse	Vivian Shapiro
Residence	New Jersey
Alma mater	McGill University (BCom, LLD) Princeton University (MA, PhD)
Occupation	Economics professor
Awards	William D. Carey Award for Leadership in Science Policy (2006) Clark Kerr Medal for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education (2008) NAS Public Welfare Medal (2012)
Scientific career
Fields	Finance
Thesis	The Canadian monetary sector: an econometric analysis (1964)

Harold Tafler Shapiro (born June 8, 1935) is an economist and university administrator. He is currently a professor of economics and public affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Shapiro served as the president of University of Michigan from 1980 to 1988 and as the president of Princeton University from 1988 to 2001.^[1]