Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
Andrew M. Davenport, Ph.D., is Vice President for Research and Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. He is an interdisciplinary scholar, museum professional, and public historian who has secured and administered major grants from the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Davenport has published widely about U.S. history and culture, including in Lapham’s Quarterly, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Smithsonian Magazine. His scholarship has appeared or will appear soon in the American Historical Review, French Cultural Studies, and in edited volumes about American history and literature. Davenport is a trustee of the American Agora Foundation, which insists that historical consciousness is an essential asset for a democratic republic, and an advisory board member at Historiq, a start-up that seeks to make advancements in archival processing through artificial intelligence. He received his doctorate in U.S. History from Georgetown University.
The Vice President for Research and Saunders Director of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies leads Monticello’s research programs in the fields of early American history, African American studies, architectural and art history, archaeology, and museum studies and public history. It is a senior leadership role and a strategic partner to the President & CEO, which works closely with Monticello divisions and departments, including Curatorial and Restoration, Development, Education and Guest Experiences, and External Relations.