About Morehouse

JOEL Z. HYATT

Joel Hyatt

Year Elected: 1988

Board Committee(s):

Educational Policy

Professional Affiliations Include:

  • CEO and Owner, Current, a 24-hour cable news network
  • Founder, Hyatt Legal Services and Hyatt Legal Plans
  • Instructor of Entrepreneurship, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
  • Advisory Board Member, Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences, Dartmouth College

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1972
  • Juris Doctorate, Yale Law School, 1976

Achievements Include:

  • Democratic Senate Nominee, Ohio, 1994
  • Founding Member, Democratic Leadership Circle
  • Assistant Treasurer, Democratic National Committee
  • “One of Top 50 Business Leaders in Country,” Business Week
  • “One of 10 Most Influential Attorneys of the 80s,” American Lawyer