Martin Meyerson (November 14, 1922 – June 2, 2007)[1] was an American city planner, academic, and president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1970 to 1981.

His research, mentorship, essays, and consulting were focused on post-World War II urban policy at the municipal and federal levels.

In 1952, Meyerson was appointed associate professor of city and regional planning at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design.

[3] According to University of California president Clark Kerr, Meyerson was the first American Jew to serve as the leader of a major American research university, but he was unable to secure a permanent appointment as chancellor due to a combination of tactical errors on his part and antisemitism among the UC Board of Regents.

At the University at Buffalo, he broke ground and laid plans for the Amherst Campus, and presided over a period when students were active in demonstrating for rights.

Between 1988 and 2005, Meyerson headed the selection committee for the Liberty Medal, awarded by the National Constitution Center.

He was on the executive committee of the American Philosophical Society and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the National Academy of Education.