Jerry L. Martin

Who is Jerry L. Martin?

Jerry L. Martin is chairman emeritus of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. He served as president of ACTA from its founding in 1995 as the National Alumni Forum until 2003, when he was succeeded by Anne D. Neal. From 1988 to 1995, Martin held senior positions at the National Endowment for the Humanities, including acting chairman. He has testified before Congress and appeared on radio and television, including the BBC Radio 4 program, Something Understood. He is currently the author and host of godanautobiography.com .

From 1967 until 1982, Martin was a tenured professor and chairman of the philosophy department at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he also served as the Director of the University's Center for the Study of Values and Social Policy. From 1977 to 1979, he served as president of the Colorado Conference of the American Association of University Professors. In 1982, Martin was selected as an Andrew W. Mellon Congressional Fellow and worked on education, regulatory issues, and international trade on the staff of then-Congressman Hank Brown of Colorado until 1987.