David Eisenbud, Ph.D.

David Eisenbud is a mathematician who serves as the director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in Berkeley, California. He is also a board member of Math for America. He previously served as president of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and as the director of the Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences division, where he oversaw the establishment of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at the University of California, Berkeley; implemented programs to support researchers in different stages of their careers; and organized and funded symposia and lecture series.

Eisenbud’s mathematical interests include commutative and noncommutative algebra, algebraic geometry, topology and computer methods. He received the 2020 AMS Award for Distinguished Public Service.