Gary B. Crosby, Ph.D.

Saint Elizabeth University President

Dr. Gary B. Crosby is the eighth president of Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), having assumed that role on July 1, 2021. He is the first African American and first male president in the University's history.

Recognized for his student-centered, mission-oriented and transformational leadership, Dr. Crosby brings more than 20 years of innovative and progressive experience, and leadership, serving in administrative positions at Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical University (AAMU) in Huntsville, Ala., and at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss.

Dr. Crosby has published and presented numerous articles, reports, and technical papers on higher education and community engagement. He has received awards and honors commending him for service and leadership to higher education.

A native of Hattiesburg, Miss., Dr. Crosby holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from The University of Southern Mississippi. He also holds a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in urban and regional planning from Jackson State University. In addition, he is a 2019-2020 American Council on Education (ACE) fellow at Rutgers University-Newark, holds a certificate in Educational Management from Harvard University and is a 2016 Protégé of the Millennium Initiative of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Dr. Crosby and his wife, Larissia, are the parents of two daughters, Julia and Elise.