William E. Trueheart

{{short description|American academic administrator}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = William E. Trueheart

| office = President of Bryant University

| termstart = August 1, 1989

| termend = 1996

| preceded = William T. O'Hara

| succeeded = Ronald K. Machtley

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|07|10}}

| birth_place = Stamford, Connecticut, US

| occupation = Academic administrator, nonprofit CEO

| alma_mater = Harvard University (MPA,EdD)
University of Connecticut (BA)

}}

William E. Trueheart (born July 10, 1942) is an American academic administrator and nonprofit CEO who served as president of Bryant University from 1989 to 1996.{{Cite web|title=William E. Trueheart, Bryant President from 1989-1996|url=https://digitalcommons.bryant.edu/trueheartbiography/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Bryant University Digital Repository}} He was the first African American to lead a 4-year private college in New England.{{Cite journal|date=November 1991|title=The new wave of college presidents|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-NMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|journal=Ebony|volume=47|issue=1|page=28|issn=0012-9011}} Following his departure from Bryant, Trueheart served as president and CEO of three nonprofit organizations: Reading Is Fundamental (1997–2001), The Pittsburgh Foundation (2001–2007), and Achieving the Dream (2007–2015).{{Cite web|date=2001-07-20|title=Pittsburgh Foundation names new president|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2001/07/16/daily48.html|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Pittsburgh Business Times}}{{Cite web|last=Reddy|first=Lynn|date=2014-11-05|title=Achieving the Dream President and CEO Dr. William Trueheart to retire|url=https://www.achievingthedream.org/press_release/13741/achieving-the-dream-president-and-ceo-dr-william-trueheart-to-retire|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Achieving the Dream}}

Trueheart holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Doctor of Education degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.{{Cite web|last=Dyer|first=Ervin|date=2001-07-21|title=Pittsburgh Foundation welcomes new chief|url=https://old.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20010721foundation0721xp2.asp|access-date=2022-01-03|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}} His honorary degrees include a PhD in Humane Letters from Bryant University, a PhD in education from Bridgewater State University, and a Doctor of Business Administration from Johnson & Wales University.{{Cite web|title=William E. Trueheart|url=http://www.ntl-psc.org/about-us/authors/william-e-trueheart/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Practising Social Change|publisher=NTL Institute}}