Eric Fingerhut, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eric Fingerhut

VP, Battelle

Date of Birth: 06-May-1959

Place of Birth: University Heights, Ohio, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Eric David Fingerhut (born May 6, 1959) is the President and CEO of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.
Earlier he served as the corporate Vice President of Education and STEM Learning business at Battelle Memorial Institute, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio state senator and U.S.
Representative. Fingerhut was appointed Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on March 14, 2007 by Governor Ted Strickland.
This position is a member of the Ohio Governor's Cabinet.
On February 22, 2011, he submitted his resignation to Gov.
John Kasich, effective March 14, 2011, after serving four years of his five-year term.
Chancellor Fingerhut earned a reputation as an innovative leader and ardent advocate of the value of higher education.
He left with high praise from the Ohio’s newspapers.
An editorial in the Columbus Dispatch declared, "[Eric Fingerhut’s] diplomacy, energy, pragmatism and knowhow will be missed."