Dr. Sian Leah Beilock is the 19th President of Dartmouth, and the first woman in the role in Dartmouth’s 255-year history.
In her first year, she has positioned Dartmouth as a global leader on critical issues in higher-education and beyond, including climate change and sustainability, affordability for middle-income families, and championing the importance of dialogue across difference.
Under President Beilock’s leadership, Dartmouth has launched the first-of-its-kind “Dartmouth Dialogues” initiative — which facilitates conversations and skills that bridge political and personal divides; creates a culture where all students are able to engage with viewpoints and perspectives different than their own; and in turn, advances meaningful debate and conversations on the most pressing issues of our time.
A distinguished cognitive scientist, President Beilock is also one of the world’s foremost experts on performance under pressure. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the highest honors in her field, as well as the author of 120 peer-reviewed papers and two critically-acclaimed books — Choke and How The Body Knows Its Mind — published in more than a dozen languages. Her 2017 TED talk on performing under pressure has been viewed more than 2.7 million times.