Leadership
Our leaders believe Dartmouth鈥檚 impact on the world is extended through interdisciplinary expertise. Faculty teams collaborate at the leading edge of discovery and give students uncommon access to new ideas around the globe through coursework and research opportunities.
Sian Leah Beilock, President
Sian Leah Beilock became Dartmouth鈥檚 19th president on June 12, 2023. She is the first woman to serve as president of Dartmouth.
Beilock previously served as the eighth president of Barnard College at Columbia University, where she enhanced STEM research and teaching programs, expanded mental health and wellness accessibility, and significantly improved career resources. Before joining Barnard, she spent 12 years at the University of Chicago, where she was the executive vice provost and the Stella M. Rowley Professor of Psychology. Beilock is one of the world鈥檚 leading experts on the brain science behind 鈥渃hoking under pressure鈥 in business, education, and sports. She earned her bachelor of science in cognitive science from the University of California, San Diego, and doctorate degrees in psychology and kinesiology from Michigan State University.
David Kotz 鈥86, Provost
David Kotz 鈥86, the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor in Computer Science, was appointed provost on Jan. 31, 2022. He had served as interim provost since July 2021. He earned his PhD from Duke University in 1991, and his research interests include security and privacy in smart homes, pervasive computing for health care, and wireless networks. As Dartmouth鈥檚 chief academic and fiscal officer, the provost reports to the president and is charged with elevating the academic profile of the institution. In consultation with the academic deans, the provost supports and advances teaching and scholarship as well as all student-related programs.
Jomysha Delgado Stephen, Executive Vice President for Strategy and Special Counsel to the President
Jomysha Delgado Stephen serves as Dartmouth鈥檚 inaugural Executive Vice President for Strategy and Special Counsel to the President. A dynamic and experienced higher education leader, Stephen coordinates with Senior Leadership at Dartmouth to plan and implement high-level strategic initiatives that span and engage multiple parts of the institution.
Nina Pavcnik, Interim Dean of Arts and Sciences
Pavcnik, the Niehaus Family Professor in International Studies and a professor of economics, was appointed Interim Dean in January. Pavcnik co-led the project that proposed a new structure鈥攁 new school鈥攖o bring the and the under a unified administrative and budgetary structure to better support students and faculty. Pavcnik is an internationally recognized scholar of how trade policy affects workers, families, and children, particularly in lower-income countries, and of how companies respond to globalization.
Eric Ramsey and Anne Hudak, Interim Deans of the College
Associate Dean of Student Support Services and Associate Dean for Student Life are currently serving as interim deans of the College. They oversee the Student Affairs division, which includes Student Support Services for academic advising; Residential Life and the house communities; student life, and the Center for Professional Development. They will serve on the president鈥檚 and provost鈥檚 leadership teams.
Elizabeth F. Smith, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth F. Smith, the Paul M. Dauten Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences, has served as dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 2017. She leads Dartmouth鈥檚 largest academic unit, overseeing its educational policies, curriculum, and all matters relating to the effectiveness, development, and wellbeing of more than 600 faculty members. Smith also founded and co-directs the , which provides training in collaborative dialogue skills for students, faculty, and staff. Smith was previously associate dean of the sciences and has also served as chair of the Department of Biological Sciences. An accomplished research scientist, she has published papers in leading journals and received grant support from institutions including the American Cancer Society, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the March of Dimes Foundation.
Douglas Van Citters 鈥99, Thayer 鈥03, Thayer 鈥06, Interim Dean and Professor of Engineering
Douglas Van Citters is interim dean and professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering. A musculoskeletal scientist and an expert on artificial joints, Van Citters leads the Dartmouth Biomedical Engineering Center for Orthopaedics (DBEC), his research lab that houses one of the world鈥檚 largest IRB-approved retrieval programs with over 23,000 artificial joints in its collection. His team鈥檚 research, which focuses on musculoskeletal biomaterials, biomechanics, tribology, and device design, has resulted in more than a dozen U.S. patents, with more still pending. Van Citters joined the Dartmouth faculty in 2007 and has since served in various leadership roles at Thayer, most recently, as its associate dean for undergraduate education. A dedicated teacher-scholar, Van Citters also earned numerous accolades for his work in the classroom, including the Woodhouse Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019 and the Outstanding Service Award for Faculty in 2020.
Duane A. Compton, Dean of the Geisel School of Medicine
Duane Compton is both dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the senior associate dean for research and a professor of biochemistry. He received his PhD from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 1988, and completed his postdoctoral training in the field of cell biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Compton joined the faculty in 1993, and is a leader in graduate and medical student education and a distinguished National Institutes of Health-funded researcher.
F. Jon Kull 鈥88, Dean of the Guarini School of 麻豆视频 & Advanced Studies
F. Jon Kull, the Rodgers Professor of Chemistry, who uses biophysical techniques to study protein structure and function, was appointed dean of graduate studies in 2012. He oversaw the transition from a graduate program to the creation of the School of 麻豆视频 and Advanced Studies in 2016. Two years later, in 2018, the school received a naming gift from former New Jersey congressman and U.S. representative to the United Nations Frank J. Guarini 鈥46.
Matthew J. Slaughter, Dean of the Tuck School of Business
Matthew J. Slaughter is the Paul Danos Dean of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, where he is also the Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a member of the academic advisory board of the International Tax Policy Forum, and an academic advisor to the McKinsey Global Institute.