Olympian and New York Times Bestselling Author
The 2026 Dr. Dorothy Nash Lecturer, Lindsey Vonn, will speak on Sunday, November 1, during the General Scientific Session at the CNS Annual Meeting. Lindsey Vonn will be signing copies of her book after the conclusion of her presentation.
Dr. Dorothy Nash Lecturer sponsored by Medtronic.
Olympic gold medalist and one of the most successful skiers of all time, Lindsey Vonn is also a New York Times bestselling author, sports broadcaster, and mental health advocate. With a stellar career as an alpine skier, she holds twenty World Cup titles, making her one of only six women to have won World Cup medals across all five Alpine skiing disciplines. Vonn also lends her knowledge of the sport to NBC’s Olympics coverage, appearing on the Today Show, in the studio, and as an alpine analyst, sharing her many insights. She is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Strong is the New Beautiful and her memoir, Rise: My Story.
She is the Founder of the Lindsey Vonn Foundation, an organization established to empower young girls, and she launched "Lindsey Vonn's Virtual Career Day," which brings together young scholarship winners from the Lindsey Vonn Foundation with experts in their intended field.