José-Marie Griffiths

President, Dakota State University

Dr. José-Marie Griffiths is president of Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota. President Griffiths has spent most of her career in research, teaching, public service, corporate leadership, economic development and higher education administration. She has been awarded presidential appointments to the National Science Board, the U.S. President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, and the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information. She has led projects for over 28 U.S. federal agencies including the National Science Foundation and NASA, over 20 major corporations such as AT&T Bell Laboratories and IBM, and seven major international organizations that include NATO and the United Nations. She has received over 20 significant awards in science, technology, teaching and the advancement of women in these fields. Griffiths has spent her career in research, teaching, public service, and corporate leadership. She served in presidential appointments to the National Science Board, the U.S. President's Information Technology Advisory Committee, and has recently been appointed a membver of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

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Board Memberships

Daktronics Inc Supplies electronic display systems. Revenues are $609 million.

• Board Member ('20→?)

National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Developing AI For National Security and Defense

• Commissioner

Positions

South Dakota Advisory Committee (USGLC) Advisory committee from South Dakota for U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC)

• Member (Mar 12 '24→?)

Dakota State University Applied Research Corporation A management company, working to develop, operate, and expand the DSU Applied Research Lab (DSU-ARL)

• Member, Board of Directors (Oct 27 '22→?)

Dakota State University DSU provides learning that integrates technology and innovation to develop graduates ready to contribute to local, national, and global prosperity.

• 23rd President (Jul '15→?)*

Bryant University University

• Vice President, Academic Affairs (Jun '10→Jun '15)

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill The first public university chartered under the US Constitution

• Professor, School of Information and Library Science (ILS) (Jul '04→Jun '10) [+1]

• Dean, School of Information and Library Science (ILS) (Jul '04→Jun '09)