Prior to joining the Kenan Charitable Trust, Dr. Nancy J. Cable was the University of North Carolina Asheville’s 8th Chancellor. Dr. Cable is a nationally recognized leader in both private and public higher education. She has degrees in history from Marietta College, the University of Vermont, and a Ph.D. from the University of Virginia.

Dr. Cable’s former leadership positions in higher education were at Denison University where she was faculty member and Dean. She served as Dean at Guilford College and was the Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Davidson College. Dr. Cable was the Vice President for Development in the College of Engineering at the University of Virginia and served as Interim President at Bates College. Prior to her current work at UNC Asheville, Dr. Cable was president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.

In 2012, Dr. Cable was selected as a Fulbright Senior Specialist on the higher education in China project. She has also served on numerous boards, including the Council of Independent Colleges, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, the National Center for Family Philanthropy, and as a Trustee of the Asheville School. Dr. Cable currently serves on the boards of the National Trust for the Humanities, the Association of American Colleges and Universities and the Asheville Symphony. She also serves on the Board of Directors for filmmaker Ken Burns’s The Better Angels Society.