Marvin Krislov

Marvin Krislov became the 14th President of Oberlin College in the summer of 2007. He came to Oberlin from the University of Michigan, where he had been vice president and general counsel since 1998. At Michigan, Mr. Krislov led the University of Michigan’s legal defense of its admission policies, resulting in the 2003 Supreme Court decision recognizing the importance of student body diversity.

Mr. Krislov received a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Yale University in 1982, and was named a Rhodes Scholar. He received masters degrees from Oxford University and Yale, and a doctor of laws degree from Yale Law School in 1988.

Prior to entering academic life, Mr. Krislov served as acting solicitor from 1997-98 in the U.S. Department of Labor, and as deputy solicitor of national operations from 1996 to 1998. He had previously served as associate counsel in the Office of Counsel to the President.

Mr. Krislov is married to Amy Ruth Sheon, a biomedical researcher. They have three school-age children, sons Zachary and Jesse and a daughter, Evie.