Biography

Dr. José-Marie Griffiths has served as a Director and member of the Nominating Committee since September 2020 and as Chairperson of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Strategy and Risk Committee since March 2024.

Dr. Griffiths is the chancellor of Dakota State University, a public university in Madison, South Dakota, a position she has held since the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. Prior to being chancellor, she served as president of Dakota State University since July 2015. Dr. Griffiths’ career spans research, teaching, public service, corporate leadership, economic development, and higher education administration. She has served in presidential appointments to the National Science Board, the United States President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, and the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. In 2018, she was appointed as a member of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence, an independent federal entity formed pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 for the purpose of reviewing and providing recommendations to the President and Congress related to the use of artificial 8 intelligence for national security. She has led projects for over 28 United States federal agencies, such as the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Department of Energy, and various intelligence and military agencies, and over 20 major corporations, such as AT&T Bell Laboratories and IBM, in over 35 countries, and she has worked with seven major international organizations, including NATO and the United Nations. Dr. Griffiths has received over 20 significant awards in science, technology, teaching, and the advancement of women in these fields. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctor of Philosophy in Physics and Information Science from the University College London ("UCL"). She was a Post Doctoral Fellow in Computer Science and Statistics and was recently awarded a Doctor of Science honoris causa from UCL. Dr. Griffiths brings to the Board expertise in a variety of new and emerging technologies, including cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, along with significant experience with both military and civilian federal agencies.