Jim Keith joined St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in January 2023. In his role as Interim Director of Finance, he serves as the point of contact for budgeting, financial planning, financial administration, and project financial management.
Jim Keith is an alumna of both University of Maryland and Norwich University. He served 22 years in the U.S. Navy prior to starting a career in higher education during his last tour at the U.S. Naval Academy. He has over 20 years of higher education experience and he served as the inaugural Chief of Staff at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and as Chief Administrative Officer leading finance, grants, human resources, facilities and communications at University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus. Additionally, Jim served as the Executive Director of Oklahoma Education Association.
Jim is committed to higher education with a specialization in medical education and graduate education in STEM administration.