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FORA.tv Speaker - Charles Vest

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Biography

Charles Vest is a U.S. educator and engineer. He is the President of the National Academy of Engineering and served as President of MIT from 1990 until December, 2004. He has received honorary degrees from Cambridge University, Harvard University, and Tufts University.

On February 6, 2004, he was appointed to the Iraq Intelligence Commission by President George W. Bush. He was later appointed president of the National Academy of Engineering.


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Next Decade Technologies: Charles Vest and Rita Colwell

10.08.09 | 00:36:54 min | 1,835 views | 0 comments