Biography
Erica Dawson, Ph.D. ’03, is the Assistant Dean and Director of the Selander Center for Engineering Leadership. She founded the Cornell Engineering Leadership Program in 2012 with the goal of developing Cornell engineers whose collaboration and leadership skills match their technical brilliance. Her purpose is to develop courageous leaders; in the words of one of her own mentors, Erica believes that “comfort is overrated” and that people learn best when they’re having fun and being challenged. She combines her expertise as a research social psychologist and executive coach to design science-based programs with rigor and heart.