Teri Grieb, Ph.D.

Chief Administrative Officer

Teri Grieb, Ph.D., is the chief administrative officer for the joint academic partnership between Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University. As a member of the partnership executive team, she develops and implements strategic initiatives, leads enterprise integration and change management, builds culture, and advances the partnership by leveraging the collective strengths and expertise of both organizations to accelerate research and expand educational opportunities. She serves as a champion for a culture of belonging for all endeavors related to the partnership.

Prior to her current role, Grieb was the associate dean for research strategy and senior director for research at the University of Michigan Medical School. In her roles at the University of Michigan Medical School, she was the administrative leader for the research mission and was responsible for the operational and fiscal management of the Medical School Office of Research and its reporting units.

Additionally, Grieb served as the managing director for the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, the home of the University of Michigan’s NIH-funded Clinical Translational Science award, and as an industry research liaison responsible for nurturing technology transfer, developing partnerships with industry, and fostering entrepreneurship. Grieb also spent time in industry. First, joining an early-stage, life sciences company, where she was the director of tissue biologics and lead scientist responsible for developing the company’s licensed technology for sterilizing tissues. Then, she joined a biotechnology company as a R&D project manager where she oversaw commercial and university in-licensed technologies.

Grieb holds a Ph.D. from the genetics program at George Washington University and her undergraduate degree from Columbia College in South Carolina.