John Anderson Fry (born May 28, 1960) is an American academic administrator, currently serving as the president of Temple University.

John Anderson Fry was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on May 28, 1960, and received an undergraduate degree in American Civilization from Lafayette College.

[1] He worked in accounting, during which time he received an MBA degree from the New York University Stern School of Business.

At the University of Pennsylvania he helped develop the "Agenda for Excellence", a comprehensive strategic plan covering from 1996 to 2001, and implemented a strategy addressing challenges in University City neighborhood to raise property values, reduce crime and attract commercial infrastructure and economic development.

[12] His leadership coincided with scandals related to misuse of federal grants[13] and the dismissal of tenured faculty due to public reaction to their tweets.