Goldsmith, the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been dean of engineering since September 2020 when she came to Princeton from Stanford University. As dean she led a period of major growth, increasing the size of the faculty by 29% to 189; Ph.D. enrollment by 31% to 849; undergraduate enrollment by 22% to 1,829; and annual sponsored research expenditures by 24% to $90 million.

Goldsmith was instrumental in establishing the Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute as well as interdisciplinary research initiatives in robotics, blockchain, wireless technologies, and artificial intelligence. She grew the school’s activity and profile around corporate engagement, innovation, and entrepreneurship, including launching a program, Design for Impact, that takes a multidisciplinary approach to shaping and launching new ventures to tackle difficult societal challenges. She helped to attract the HAX start-up accelerator to New Jersey and to establish a statewide NJ AI Hub at Princeton. Her tenure included the construction of two major new buildings for engineering, which are slated to open in October.

“Andrea Goldsmith is a bold, visionary, and entrepreneurial leader who is committed to academic excellence and to facilitating education and research that enhances people’s lives,” said President Christopher L. Eisgruber. “I am grateful to Andrea for her many achievements at Princeton, and I wish her every success as she takes the helm at another of America’s leading research universities.”