ADVANCE YOUR CAREER, JOIN A GREAT TEAM
Dartmouth College is poised to launch the greatest period of investment in its academic
enterprise ever—a comprehensive campaign to fuel transformative growth in teaching,
research, residential life, and other crucial aspects of the Dartmouth experience. At this
exciting time in the life of the College, Dartmouth invites applications from individuals
seeking a professional challenge in a progressive, innovative Advancement
environment. We offer competitive compensation along with the opportunity to live in
Hanover, New Hampshire—one of the most beautiful places in the world—where you
can enjoy the cultural sophistication of an Ivy League community, the vitality of a
growing business economy, and superb New Hampshire and Vermont quality of life.
Here you will find a talented group of professionals who are engaged with Dartmouth
and each other as colleagues, neighbors, and friends.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
Founded in 1769 by The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, Dartmouth is the nation’s ninth
oldest college. In over two centuries of evolution, Dartmouth has developed from its
roots on the colonial frontier into an institution that has a special character and a unique
place in private higher education.
Today, Dartmouth provides an intimate and inspirational setting for undergraduate and
graduate students, where faculty, students, and staff contribute to the strength of an
exciting academic community that cuts easily across disciplines. Dartmouth graduates
are marked by an understanding of the importance of teamwork, a capacity for
leadership, and their keen enjoyment of a vibrant community. Their loyalty to Dartmouth
and to each other is legendary and is a sustaining quality of the College.
Dartmouth’s profile is unique in higher education in combining the energy, activity,
ambitions, and resources of a major research institution with an unparalleled dedication
to undergraduate education. Dartmouth’s focus on its undergraduates shows: U.S.
News & World Report consistently ranks Dartmouth in the top five nationally for
“commitment to teaching undergraduates.” With graduate programs in the arts and
sciences, schools of medicine, engineering, and business, Dartmouth provides a
singular liberal arts experience with an unqualified dedication to research.
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Arts & Sciences consists of 40 academic departments and programs and is
among the leaders in the percentage of tenured women in the Ivy League.
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Founded in 1797, the Geisel School of Medicine ranks among the nation’s top
medical schools and is known for pioneering many advancements in education,
research, and patient care. Geisel encompasses 17 clinical and basic science
departments, and draws on the resources of Dartmouth College and Dartmouth-
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Hitchcock Medical Center. In addition to the MD degree, the Geisel School
offers graduate education in the biomedical sciences and public health.
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The Thayer School of Engineering, established in 1867, comprises both the
undergraduate Department of Engineering Sciences and a professional school
with degrees through the doctorate. Thayer achieved more than 50% women in
its graduating class of 2015.
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With its founding in 1900, The Tuck School of Business is the first graduate
school of management and consistently ranks among the top business schools
worldwide. Tuck offers a full-time MBA as well as executive education and a
number of non-degree programs.
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Created in 2016, the School of Graduate and Advanced Studies supports over
1,000 students enrolled in 16 programs leading to the PhD, 12 masters
programs, as well as an increasing number of interdisciplinary programs. The
first Dartmouth PhD was awarded in classics in 1885, and the first modern
doctoral programs began in the 1960s.
Dartmouth’s student enrollment includes approximately 4,200 undergraduates as well as
2,009 graduate and professional school students. Proud to be fully need-blind in its
undergraduate admissions programs, Dartmouth is committed to the principles of
access and affordability and guarantees to meet 100 percent of students’ demonstrated
need throughout their undergraduate careers. Approximately 50 percent of the student
body received over $78 million in need-based scholarships in FY14.
For the 2015-2016 academic year, 39 percent of undergraduates and 21 percent of
graduate students were people of color. In the same period, nine percent of
undergraduates and 29 percent of graduate students were from other countries.
Dartmouth students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries.
Dartmouth attracts and retains an exceptional faculty of scholars who are committed to
research and to teaching. As of fall 2015, Dartmouth employed 606 tenured or tenure
track faculty and nearly 475 additional adjunct and other teaching staff. Of these, 57
percent were dedicated to the Arts and Sciences, 31 percent to the Medical School, six
percent to the Tuck School, and the remaining five percent to the Thayer School.
Sponsored research attracted $210 million in FY14. During this same period, the
College employed 3,136 full-time and 367 part-time staff.
Dartmouth’s FY16 operating expenditures were $918 million. As of June 30, 2016, the
market value of the endowment stood at $4.5 billion, with an endowment per student of
$713,000.
ADVANCEMENT AT DARTMOUTH
Dartmouth has one of the oldest alumni programs in the country. Dartmouth
undergraduate and graduate alumni total 78,000 and they are passionate about their
connection to classmates and to the institution. There are alumni and parent activities all
over the world. Reunions are frequent, both in Hanover and off-campus. Alumni have an
abiding interest in Dartmouth, remember vividly their time at together in Hanover, and
care deeply about Dartmouth’s future. Alumni and parents volunteer thousands of hours
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to advance Dartmouth’s mission, with many offering strong leadership in fundraising,
admissions, governance, and other areas.
The Advancement Division, including Alumni Relations, Development, and
Advancement Administration, recognizes the natural synergies among these areas. The
Division works to inspire alumni, parent, foundation, corporate engagement with
Dartmouth and to raise the maximum financial support possible for the priorities set forth
by the administration.
In FY16 Dartmouth achieved total new commitments of $318.9 million, with $228.2
million in cash receipts. Alumni support totaled $163.9 million, with $43.1 million from
non-alumni individuals and $21.2 million from corporate and foundation funding.
TO APPLY:
All inquiries, nominations, referrals, cover letters and resumes should be sent,
electronically and in confidence to:
Jack D. Gorman
Vice President
Rachel Ellenport
Principal
Grace Rosenthal
Associate
Isaacson, Miller
263 Summer Street
Boston, MA 02210
617-262-6500
Dartmouth College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
ADDENDUM: KEY LEADERSHIP
Philip J. Hanlon ’77, President
Phil Hanlon took office as Dartmouth’s 18th president on July 1, 2013. He
previously served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the
University of Michigan, where he was also the Donald J. Lewis Professor of
Mathematics. Hanlon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Dartmouth, from
which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa, and was awarded a doctorate from the
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 1981. After receiving his doctorate,
Hanlon was a Bantrell Fellow in Mathematics at Caltech and an instructor of applied
mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A University of Michigan
faculty member beginning in 1986, he held administrative leadership positions there
for more than a decade and was appointed provost in 2010. In that capacity, he
served as the chief academic officer and chief budgetary officer of the university,
responsible for sustaining its academic excellence in teaching, research, and
creative endeavors.
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Robert Lasher ’88, Senior Vice President for Advancement
Bob Lasher brings more than 20 years of experience in institutional strategy,
philanthropy and marketing to the Advancement division. Before assuming his role
as Senior Vice President in July 2013, Lasher designed and led successful multimillion-dollar campaigns both as deputy director of external relations at the San
Francisco Museum of Modern Art and as director of development and strategy at the
San Francisco Symphony, raising over $1 billion for arts and culture in San
Francisco over a decade. He also served as the executive director of the San
Francisco-based L. S. B. Leakey Foundation, the leading international agency for
human origins research and education. Earlier in his career, Lasher served as
director of individual giving at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC,
and director of development for the University of Virginia School of Architecture.
Lasher earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Dartmouth in 1988.
Andrew Davidson, Vice President for Development
Andrew Davidson joined the Dartmouth Advancement team as vice president for
development in December 2014. As Vice President, Davidson is responsible for
Dartmouth’s fundraising programs, including Leadership Giving, Family Giving,
Planned Giving, Corporation and Foundation Relations, and the Dartmouth College
Fund, in addition to development support and services. His development leadership
experience includes 12 years at Harvard University where he guided major
investments in interdisciplinary research and financial aid and the early architecture
of Harvard’s $6.5 billion comprehensive campaign. Prior to joining Harvard,
Davidson worked at investment firms A.G. Edwards & Sons and Putnam
Investments. Davidson received a BA in English and history from Rutgers University.
Martha Beattie ’76, Vice President for Alumni Relations
Martha Beattie was named vice president for Alumni Relations in 2011 after a 30year career as a crew coach, math teacher, and volunteer leader for a range of
charities and schools. With Dartmouth as a constant in her life, Beattie became
involved in class fundraising and reunion committee work right after graduation, and
has been active as an alumni admissions interviewer. In 2001 she joined the Alumni
Council and was elected president of the Council in 2006. In 2006 she received a
Dartmouth College Citation as cochair of a fundraising effort that achieved the
highest percentage of donors for a 30th reunion. In 2010, Beattie was chosen for the
Dartmouth College Alumni Award, the College’s highest honor for alumni service.
The Vice President for Alumni Relations is charged with strengthening connections
among Dartmouth’s 78,000 alumni and engaging them in the life of the College.
Ann Root Keith, Chief Operating Officer
Ann Root Keith came to Dartmouth in 2002, during the planning period of its $1.3
billion Campaign for the Dartmouth Experience. Since that time, she has served as
director of leadership giving, associate vice president for individual giving, associate
vice president for development administration, and interim senior vice president. In
her current role as COO, Root Keith oversees an integrated approach to the
planning, fiscal, business, human resources and support services of Alumni
Relations and Development, including communications, events, information
management systems, new media, and professional development. Root Keith began
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her career in advancement at her alma mater, Mount Holyoke College, where she
gained experience in annual and major giving as part of a $200 million campaign.
Prior to coming to Dartmouth, Root Keith was an associate in Goldman Sachs’s
Private Wealth Management Group. Root Keith holds a bachelor’s degree from
Mount Holyoke College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School, where she
was awarded a Horace W. Goldsmith Fellowship for leadership and commitment to
working in the not-for-profit sector.
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