The Presidents or Chairmen of the Clark University Board of Trustees*
- Jonas G. Clark, 1887-1900
- George Frisbie Hoar, 1900-1904
- Stephen Salisbury III, 1904-1905 (Acting President)
- Augustus George Bullock, 1905-1919
- Charles H. Thurber, 1919-1937
- Herbert Parker, 1937-1938
- Alexander H. Bullock, 1938-1946
- George H. Mirick, 1946-1952
- Robert H. Loomis, 1952-1958
- John Jeppson II, 1958-1967
- Alice C. Higgins, 1967-1979 (Co-Chair, 1974-1979)
- Robert K. Massey, Co-Chair, 1974-1979
- Sheldon G. Gilgore, 1979-1984
- Steve C. Dune, 1984-1986
- Sumner B. Tilton Jr., 1986-1992
- David H. Strassler, 1992-1995
- Melvin M. Rosenblatt, 1995-1998
- Ron Shaich, 1998-2001
- Barry Rogstad, 2001-2004
- Lawrence Landry, 2004-2007
- William Mosakowski 2007-2011
- Peter Klein 2011-
*In 1958, the title changed from President to Chairman.