Paul Alivisatos
President; John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor · University of Chicago
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Pioneering nanoscientist and university leader. Before becoming the University of Chicago’s 14th president in 2021, he served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at UC Berkeley and led Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Davos status
No verified 2027 attendance claim is available.
Last verified: 11 September 2026
Sources & verification
- https://www.weforum.org/open-forum/sessions/open-forum-understanding-quantum-reality/
- https://chemistry.uchicago.edu/paul-alivisatos
- https://news.uchicago.edu/story/paul-alivisatoss-term-uchicago-president-extended-through-june-2030
- Recorded research sources. Historical references do not confirm Davos 2027 attendance.
Record last verified: 11 September 2026. Organiser and self-reported pages are labelled as such and are not independent verification.