Entrepreneur Dan Greenberg's wise counsel and unwavering support guided Reed College for more than 45 years. He served on the board of trustees from 1975 to 2020, including eight years as chair. Reed grew vastly stronger during Dan’s time on the board: the endowment rose from $5.8 million to more than $600 million, the faculty expanded from 91 professors to 145, and the six-year graduation rate improved from 43% to 77%.
“Being asked to join the Reed College Board of Trustees turned out to be one of the most exciting moments of my life,” Dan said. “I found Reed to be one of the most extraordinary places I’d ever known. Having the opportunity to serve as chairman of the board was something I dreamed about doing.”
In 2011, Dan Greenberg ’62 and his wife and philanthropic partner Susan Steinhauser established the Greenberg Distinguished Scholar Program, which brings visiting scholars to campus to support the work of students and provide faculty with the opportunity for in-depth intellectual exchange with a prominent member in their field. Scholars have represented a wide range of disciplines, including history, anthropology, religion, music, film and media studies, and evolutionary biology.