Joe Thiel

Forum Executive Committee, Montana University System

Joe Thiel serves as interim deputy commissioner for academic, research and student affairs for the Montana University System. The Montana University System comprises 16 institutions that together serve more than 40,000 students. Thiel holds a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.A. in liberal studies from Montana State University and master’s degrees in public policy and higher education from the University of Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar.