Suzanne Elise Walsh

Suzanne Elise Walsh (born 1969 (age 50)) is an American academic administrator serving as the 19th president of Bennett College since 2019.

Life
Walsh was born in 1969 (age 50). She earned an associate degree in applied science from Hudson Valley Community College. She earned an undergraduate degree in social work from Cornell University. She completed a M.S.W. and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University.

Walsh worked at the Heinz Endowments. She was the deputy director of postsecondary education at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation until 2018. She stepped down to work as an independent consultant and founded Discerning SEWLutions, LLC. Walsh became the 19th president of Bennett College on August 1, 2019, succeeding interim president Gwendolyn O’Neal. In 2022, she joined the national advisory board of the Institute for Emerging Issues.

In 2019, Walsh resided in Seattle.