John L. Lahey (born 1946) is an American academic administrator who served as the 8th President of Quinnipiac University from 1987 to 2018.
[1] Lahey was born and raised in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, where he graduated from Fordham Preparatory School in 1964.
Upon his arrival, Lahey initiated a strategic planning process, leading to the University’s unprecedented growth over the past two decades in enrollment, academic programs, reputation and physical plant.
Lahey is a director of the United Illuminating Company, the Aristotle Corporation, the Yale New Haven Hospital, and the Alliance for Gene Cancer Therapy.
As vice-chairman of the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee, he has devoted much of his time to educating the public about the historic implications of Ireland’s Great Hunger.