Thomas P. Foley

Thomas P. Foley is a former college president and the current president of AICUP (the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, which represents more than 80 nonprofit schools of higher learning). Foley is a Pennsylvania native who has long championed the economic benefits of education, having been able to graduate from universities himself thanks to the help of grants and scholarships. A peace advocate during the height of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Foley went on to lead large nonprofits and a state department in a Governor-appointed role.