Joseph W. Polisi

Joseph William Polisi
Joseph William Polisi
	Polisi (left) with Juilliard graduate and opera star Stacey Robinson in 2008
6th President of The Juilliard School
	In office; September 1984 – May 2017
Preceded by	Peter Mennin
Succeeded by	Damian Woetzel
Personal details
Born	Joseph William Polisi; May 17, 1967
Education	Univ. of Conn (BA); Fletcher School (MA); Yale University, (D.M.A.);
Occupation	Musician; Educator; Scholar; College Administrator;

Joseph William Polisi (born 1947) was the President of The Juilliard School from 1984 to May 2017, having assumed the position upon the death of his predecessor, Peter Mennin.

Born in New York City to an Italian family, Dr. Polisi is the son of William Polisi, a bassoonist who performed with the New York Philharmonic. He was instrumental in the construction of Juilliard's Meredith Willson Residence Hall, and has focused his tenure on "community building". Polisi is the author of The Artist as Citizen, a book which implores the classical music world to reach out to society at large.

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