Whit Spaulding

Whit Spaulding has spent 28 years enabling Dartmouth students to build project management and managerial skills through leadership opportunities in his many business ventures. His managers have gone on to medical and business schools, and have been hired into leadership positions earlier in their careers than their peers. Prior to founding businesses and mentoring students, Whit was a UDT/SEAL student in the Navy Special Warfare program and a wilderness survival instructor in the Idaho desert.

Whit brings his leadership coaching skills to Academic Venture Lab’s workshop and private coaching opportunities for students and entrepreneurs. In addition, he supports early stage teams with project management, team building and business modeling. Whit has served on the boards of numerous organizations seeking to enhance their social impact- from low-income housing, to rural education/literacy, to student engagement beyond the classroom.

Whit has a BA from Dartmouth College.

VIA Strengths: Teamwork, Honesty, Love of Learning, Fairness, Forgiveness, Humility, Bravery