Presidents of Dartmouth, 1769–2023

Since its founding in 1769, Dartmouth has had 19 presidents, a distinguished line known as the Wheelock Succession. Past Presidents and their dates of service are as follows:

Eleazar Wheelock 1769–1779

John Wheelock 1779–1815

Francis Brown 1815–1820

Daniel Dana 1820–1821

Bennet Tyler 1822–1828

Nathan Lord 1828–1863

Asa Dodge Smith 1863–1877

Samuel Colcord Bartlett 1877–1892

William Jewett Tucker 1893 –1909

Ernest Fox Nichols 1909–1916

Ernest Martin Hopkins 1916–1945

John Sloan Dickey 1945–1970

John G. Kemeny 1970–1981

David T. McLaughlin 1981–1987

James O. Freedman 1987–1998

James Wright 1998–2009

Jim Yong Kim 2009–2012

Philip J. Hanlon 2013–2023

Sian Leah Beilock 2023-present