| Tom Gerety | |
| Order1: | 17th |
| Title1: | President of Amherst College |
| Term Start1: | 1994 |
| Term End1: | 2003 |
| Predecessor1: | Peter R. Pouncey |
| Successor1: | Anthony W. Marx |
| Nationality: | American |
| Alma Mater: | Yale University (B.A.) (M.Phil.) (Ph.D.) Yale Law School (J.D.) |
| Office: | Collegiate Professor at New York University |
| Term Start: | 2003 |
| Occupation: | Professor Lawyer Administrator |
Tom Gerety, a lawyer, philosopher, is the former president of both Trinity College (Connecticut) (1989-1994) and Amherst College (1994–2003).
After leaving Amherst College, he became the executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice (2003-2005) at New York University School of Law where he is now Collegiate Professor.[1] He is the author of law review articles [2] and The Freshman Who Hated Socrates,[3] a book on liberal arts education.