Bruce Western Named New President of the Russell Sage Foundation

Professor Western will continue in his roles as Professor of Sociology and Social Policy and Director of the Justice Lab into 2025, and will take up the role of President at the Russell Sage Foundation in July 2025.

By
Ari Galper
May 06, 2024

We are pleased to announce that Professor of Sociology and Social Policy and Justice Lab Director Bruce Western has accepted the position of President of the Russell Sage Foundation. Professor Western will continue in his roles at Columbia into 2025, and will take up the role of President at the Russell Sage Foundation in July 2025.

Although Professor Western will be sorely missed here in the department, we are thrilled for this new chapter in his distinguished career, and we look forward to the impactful work he will do with The Russell Sage Foundation.

See the official announcement from RSF here