Dr. Darryl G. Greer has been the executive director of the New Jersey Association of State Colleges and Universities since February 1986; he is the founding CEO.

Dr. Greer actively consults on national higher education policy.  He has served as a strategic direction consultant on several campuses and on foundation-funded public policy projects, such as the Higher Education Research Project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education.  Currently he serves on American Council of Education's (ACE) Commission on Government and Public Affairs, and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) State Relations Council.  Furthermore, he is an advisor to the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, as well as consultant with the Center for Public Higher Education Trusteeship and Governance, at the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB).  Affiliated with the Academic Search Consultation Service since 1989, he has consulted with trustee boards nationally on numerous college presidential searches.  He has published numerous articles concerning higher education politics, finance, governance, and equal opportunity. 

Before becoming the Association's chief executive, Dr. Greer spent four and one-half years as Director of Governmental Relations for The College Board, based in Washington, D.C.  Other previous positions include Policy Planning Officer, Office of the President, The College Board, New York City; Assistant to the Chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents; and Legislative Research Associate, Ohio Legislative Service Commission.

Education: Dr. Greer is a graduate of Indiana University, majoring in political science, and has both an M.A. and a Ph.D. in political science from Stanford University.