BioPeter SaloveyBoard of GovernorsImmediate Past President, Yale UniversityBefore concluding his service in June 2024, Peter Salovey was the twenty-third president of Yale University, appointed in July 2013. Immediate Past President Salovey was—and remains—committed to improving access to a Yale education for students worldwide regardless of their financial background. Prior to becoming president, Immediate Past President Salovey served as the provost of Yale University from 2008 to 2013. (psychology) and A.M. (sociology) from Stanford University in 1980 with departmental honors and university distinction, Immediate Past President Salovey earned three degrees at Yale in psychology: M.S. Immediate Past President Salovey has authored or edited over a dozen books translated into eleven languages and published hundreds of journal articles and essays.