David Angel (academic)


David Angel is a British economic geographer and academic administrator, who retired as President of Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts in June, 2020.

Early life and Education

Angel grew up in East London, England and received his Bachelor's degree from the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge in 1980. He came to the United States to study at University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his master's degree and Ph.D, working on a study of labor markets in the American semiconductor industry under the advisement of Allen J. Scott. Angel lives in Worcester, Massachusetts with his wife, Jocelyne Bauduy, and has two children.

Career

Angel joined the faculty of Clark University in 1987 as an Assistant Professor of Geography. He became the Laskoff Professor of Economics, Technology and Environment in 1997, and was promoted to full professor in 2002.
As an economic geographer, Angel specializes in research on technological and industrial change and the possibilities for better environmental regulation by industry. Latterly he has been working in developing nations on energy efficiency issues. He has conducted research in Poland, the United States, United Kingdom, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Taiwan, and published four books and numerous articles.
Angel became Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in 2003, responsible for all academic programs at the university. He was named the university's ninth president on July 1, 2010, succeeding John Bassett. Angel also served as Chair of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, retiring in 2019.
In January of 2019, Angel announced that he would retire from his position upon the conclusion of his contract in June of 2020.

Major publications