Keynote Speaker

Chris Cook has nearly 30 years of experience in Higher Education. Serving as the Vice President for Strategic Planning and Initiatives, she works with the President, Provost and university leadership to create, communicate, implement and sustain strategic initiatives, identify emerging trends, and recommend new initiatives. Before joining Lehigh University, she worked at Dartmouth College, serving most recently as Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Resource Planning where she advised the provost on academic and operational matters, provided guidance and leadership on strategic projects, engaged in space planning and represented the provost on capital projects; she also served as Chief Financial and Administrative Officer for the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth from 2016-2020. Prior to that, she spent 23 years at the University of Delaware where she served in various roles including Sr. Business Officer for the College of Engineering and Associate Provost for Research Administration for the University.