List of presidents and rectors of Central European University explained

Below is a list of the presidents and rectors of Central European University in Vienna, Austria and Budapest, Hungary.

Presidents and rectors

Years active	Duration	Name	Official title
1991-1993	2 years	William Newton-Smith	Chair of the Executive Committee
1993-1996	3 years	Alfred Stepan^[1]	President and Rector
1997-1999	2 years	Josef Jařab^[2]	President and Rector
1999-2009	10 years	Yehuda Elkana	President and Rector
2009-2016	7 years	John Shattuck^[3]	President and Rector
2016-2021	5 years	Michael Ignatieff^[4]	President and Rector
2021-		Shalini Randeria^[5]	President and Rector

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alfred C. Stepan Curriculum Vitae . 2014 . Columbia University Wallace S. Sayre Professor of Government . July 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171008135954/http://www.columbia.edu/~as48/vita.html . October 8, 2017 . dead .
2. Web site: Jařab Josef . . The Learned Society of the Czech Republic . June 13, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160805171431/http://www.learned.cz/en/fellows-of-the-learned-society-of-the-czech-republic/fellows-of-the-learned-society/jarab-josef.html . August 5, 2016 . dead .
3. Web site: Priopcenje za javnost: New CEU President-Rector Elect Announcement . Institute for the Development of Education . July 1, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180901113255/http://www.iro.hr/en/infoservice/academic-infoservice/events-abroad/view-info-2094/ . September 1, 2018 . dead .
4. News: . Michael Ignatieff Elected 5th President and Rector of CEU . Central European University Newsroom . May 5, 2016 . May 14, 2016 .
5. News: . Shalini Randeria Elected CEU's 6th Rector and President . Central European University Newsroom . . June 21, 2021 . June 21, 2021.