Joan Claire Tronto (born June 29, 1952), is professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, and was previously professor of women's studies and political science at Hunter College and the Graduate School, City University of New York.
Tronto gained her degree from Oberlin College in 1974. She passed both her masters and her Ph.D at Princeton University in 1976 and 1981 respectively.
Tronto's research fields range from political theories, gender and the ethics of care, to political thought.