Meet President S. Brock Blomberg

An economist by training, President Blomberg is focused on developing CIIS as a singular, sustainable, and spiritually grounded institution.

He is committed to leveraging the University’s integral roots and a brisk course of strategic change to raise the University’s eminence to parallel its distinction in pedagogy and praxis. Building on CIIS’ commitment to innovation, transformation, multifarious epistemologies, world wisdom, and diversity and social justice, President Blomberg has initiated a new six-year strategic plan, including reimagining and resourcing our core identity for the 21st century through new branding and website, overhauling institutional systems and structures, elevating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to its own division, and developing a University endowment. He is also prioritizing the well-being of the entire community through the Restoration & Reinvestment Action Plan to bring compensation equity to faculty and staff; transforming CIIS’ DEI model to focus on resilience and well-being; and building bold and innovative programs for health and wellness. 

President Blomberg is additionally committed to advancing the University’s educational prominence through public outreach and conversation, which has resulted in widespread media placement of faculty and staff research in renowned publications, particularly related to psychedelic-assisted therapy, climate change, and trauma. He continues to support Public Programs and global initiatives – including a transformation accelerator with enterprise luminaries and a center for contemplative studies – that have placed CIIS at the center of essential international conversations.