J. Keith Motley

Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston

J. Keith Motley, Ph.D., is the eighth chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston. He leads an institution with approximately 13,500 undergraduate and graduate students, a full-time and part-time faculty of more than 800, and a $254 million annual budget. Prior to this distinguished appointment, he was the university system's vice president for business, marketing and public affairs, where he represented the University's entire five campus system and acted as a liaison to communities throughout the Commonwealth. Prior to joining the President's Office, he was the interim chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston, where he previously had served as vice chancellor for student affairs, following a twenty-plus-year career in higher education administration that included ten years as dean of student services at Northeastern University. Keith holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Northeastern University and a doctorate from Boston College.