Lisa Marsh Ryerson

Lisa Marsh Ryerson is an American academic administrator serving, since 2024, as the sixth president of Southern New Hampshire University. She was president of Wells College from 1995 to 2013.

Life Ryerson is from Jamestown, New York. She earned a B.A. in English with honors from Wells College.

Ryerson taught fifth and eighth grade. In 1984, Ryerson joined the admissions office at Wells College. She was promoted to dean of students in 1991. She was president of the AARP Foundation for eight years. Ryerson served for a year on the Southern New Hampshire University board of trustees before becoming the provost in June 2022. In December 2023, Ryerson was selected for a two-year term. She succeeded Paul LeBlanc as the sixth president on July 1, 2024.