Elkins, W.Va. – Davis & Elkins College proudly welcomes Dr. Shane Berg as Keynote Speaker for Commencement on Saturday, May 9th, in Harper-McNeeley Auditorium. Berg serves as senior vice president for human resources, strategy, and administration at General Dynamics.
Berg earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Jamestown, a master’s degree from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a doctorate from Yale University. In addition to his work at General Dynamics, he also serves on the board of his alma mater, the University of Jamestown.
“I graduated from the University of Jamestown, a small liberal arts college in North Dakota with many similarities to Davis & Elkins,” says Berg. “I am honored to be this year’s Commencement speaker and am eager to share with the graduates my thoughts on the value of a liberal arts education for the world they are entering.”
Before joining General Dynamics, Berg spent more than 16 years at Princeton Theological Seminary, serving on the faculty from 2005 to 2013 before joining the senior leadership team in 2014 and being named executive vice president in 2016. He joined General Dynamics in 2022 as senior vice president for planning and development before transition to the vice president role overseeing human resources and administration. He also serves as executive sponsor of the company’s Cyber Council.
“Davis & Elkins College is honored to welcome Dr. Berg as our keynote speaker for our 117th Commencement,” says D&E President Chris A. Wood. “He has distinguished himself both within higher education circles and now in corporate America. His undergraduate institution where he now serves as a Board of Trustee member, the University of Jamestown in North Dakota, is a small rural Presbyterian College much like D&E. Thus, he understands the magic and uniqueness of D&E because he has experienced the quality education offered at an institution just like this one. I am confident his message to our graduates will speak to their hearts and lives.”
Berg is a commissioner at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. A native of Jamestown, North Dakota, Shane and his wife, Corrie, a Christian educator in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), have three sons, Anders, Mathias, and Soren.
