Michael K. Young

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Michael K. Young is President of the University of Utah.

President Young began his tenure as the 14th president of the University of Utah in August 2004. Prior to his appointment at the University of Utah, he was Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at The George Washington University Law School (1998-2004). From 1978 to 1998, he was the Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies at Columbia University. Prior to beginning his academic career at Columbia Law School, President Young clerked for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the United States Supreme Court during the October 1977 term.

President Young served as a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom from 1998-2005 and chaired the Commission on two occasions. He was also appointed by Supreme Court Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist to the Brown v. Board of Education 50th Anniversary Commission. He is a member of the Committee on International Judicial Relations of the Judicial Conference of the United States, as well as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. In addition, he has served as a member of the Board of Visitors of the United States Air Force Academy.

During the administration of President George Bush Sr., President Young served as Ambassador for Trade and Environmental Affairs (1992-93), Deputy Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (1991-93) and Deputy Legal Adviser to the U.S. Department of State (1989-91). In 1996, he served as Counsel to Select Subcommittee on Transfers of Iranian Arms to Bosnian Muslims of the U.S. House of Representatives.

President Young is a graduate of Brigham Young University (B.A., 1973) and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). He and his wife, Suzan, have been married for 34 years and have three children: Stewart, Kathryn, and Andrew.