Francesco C. Cesareo (often called "Prez Chez" by his students) is an American academic administrator and historian who served as the president of Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts from October 12, 2007 to June 30, 2022. Cesareo is also the chairman of the National Review Board since 2013.[1][2][3]
Cesareo's research focuses on the Renaissance and Reformation periods. He has published on the Counter-Reformation, the history of 15th and 16th century Rome, and the Renaissance papacy, and also on Renaissance education, the history of the Catholic church, and Catholic higher education.[6] He has been managing editor of Archivum Historicum Societatis Iesu, a scholarly journal published semi-annually by the Jesuit Historical Institute in Rome and the Institute of Catholic Studies at John Carroll University.[4][6]