José-Marie Griffiths

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.