On January 1, 2015, Myron Gutmann officially took the helm at the Institute of Behavioral Science (IBS). Dr. Gutmann took leave from positions at NSF and the University of Michigan to become director of IBS and professor of history at the University of Colorado. Dr. Gutmann is well recognized for his pioneering visions for the social sciences, which he has continued to advance as director of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) and then as head of NSF's Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
