Business executive Barry Caldwell ’82 and investor Hadley Mullin ’96 will join Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees on July 1 for a four-year term.
They will succeed current trustees Elizabeth Loughlin ’89 and Richard Lewis ’84, who will have completed the typical two terms of service on the Board. Gregg Lemkau ’91 — who has served on the Board since 2020 — will succeed current chair Liz Lempres ’83 Th ’84 as the next Board chair on Jan. 1, 2026, according to a Dartmouth News press release.
In an interview with The Dartmouth, Lempres said Caldwell and Mullin were elected as charter trustees because they brought “skills that are consistent with three major roles of the board” — ability to engage in discussion, professional experience and commitment to Dartmouth. After assessing “current skills” of the Board, new trustees are chosen to fill “gaps” in experience, Lempres added.
“We look at what people’s commitment to Dartmouth is, how they’ve been involved in the Dartmouth community over time and … cultural fit,” Lempres said. “It’s very important to us that we have people with a broad range of … complementary skills, who are comfortable engaging in discussion, debating points and bringing different points of view in a boardroom that’s culturally collaborative, just as most things at Dartmouth are.”
Caldwell holds a J.D. from Georgetown University and currently serves as the principal at advisory services company Wroxton Civic Ventures, where he focuses on nonprofit organizations in energy and education and serves on the board of directors of Rubicon, a company providing “full-service waste management, recycling and smart city technology solutions,” according to their website.
Mullin holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Business School and is a partner at private equity firm TSG Consumer Partners, where she has worked for 21 years. She previously worked at Bain & Company for seven years. In August 2023, Fortune Magazine named Mullin as one of the 21 most powerful leaders in private equity.
In addition to their professional ventures, Caldwell and Mullin both have remained active within the Dartmouth community since their graduations. After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, Caldwell helped his class create the African and African American studies department’s academic enrichment fund. He has also served on the President’s Leadership Council and chaired several Alumni Council committees.
Mullin chairs the Alumni Council’s Nominating Committee and served as a member of the Presidential Commission on Financial Aid under former College President Phil Hanlon. In Mullin’s freshman year, she was involved with founding the local Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority at Dartmouth.
Dartmouth student body president Chukwuka Odigbo ’25 wrote in an email statement to The Dartmouth that although he has not met the new trustees, he believes that they seem to “share a strong passion” for Dartmouth.
Odigbo wrote that he hopes Caldwell and Mullin will “strengthen the breadth and depth” of student research experiences and consider the “totality of students’ needs from academic to wellness.”
Caldwell said in an interview with The Dartmouth that he was “flattered” when Lempres asked him to serve on the Board. Caldwell — who received financial aid as a student — said he hopes to support incoming students on financial aid.
“I guess you could say [the Board] is one of the highest levels to provide your volunteer service because you’re working with the President and her management team and leading the College forward to grow and continue to improve,” Caldwell said. “… [Dartmouth] was just a good experience, and I want other kids that matriculate here to share the same joy that I had being here.”
Mullin said in an interview with The Dartmouth that she “beyond honored and humbled” to serve on the Board of Trustees.
“Dartmouth has shaped so much of who I am from the world-class education that laid the foundation for my career to the lifelong relationships I built there, including my husband — a fellow member of the Class of [1996],” Mullin said. “I’m just very grateful for the opportunity to give back.”
In an interview with The Dartmouth, Loughlin advised the incoming trustees to “enjoy every minute of their eight years” on the Board.
“I would tell them to say yes to as many opportunities as you can to get engaged at Dartmouth,” Loughlin said. “Even when it was hard, I’m so grateful that I got the opportunity to be a part of helping Dartmouth to get to where it is today.”
Lempres added that Lewis and Loughlin have been “extraordinarily dedicated to Dartmouth.” Lewis has been “central” to the College’s housing renovation and expansion initiatives, while working as a key driver for facility strategy through the “long-term campus development plan.” Loughlin led the Board’s Advancement Committee and engaged with “key constituents” across the world.
“As we look back on the time that they’ve been on the Board, they’re rightly proud of the impact they’ve had overall, and they’ve just been tremendous Board members,” Lempres said.
Lewis did not respond to a request for comment.
