Jay V. Johnson MA, PMP

Jay leads large-scale and ad-hoc projects on university metrics, including economic impact studies, Board of Trustees scorecards, strategic planning metrics, college profiles, and high-impact practices. 

Jay has been a project manager in higher education and the public sector for over 25 years. Jay began his work in OSU's Office of Institutional Research and Planning in 2009 as the project manager for the semester conversion. He coordinated reviews of over 70 academic departments with the Office of Academic Affairs and the colleges. Jay served as the Interim Associate Vice President for the Office of Strategic and Competitive Intelligence from 2021 – 2022. 

Prior to joining OSU, Jay was the Director of the Higher Education Information System (HEI) at the Ohio Board of Regents, where he led a team of programmers, analysts, and auditors to collect, verify and analyze data about the collegiate enterprise. Jay began his career at the Board of Regents as a Graduate Research Analyst through OSU's Higher Education and Student Affairs program. After completing his masters degree, Jay was brought on full-time with the Regents as a business analyst to design and implement the enrollment and academic program portions of the HEI System. Jay was also the state residency officer from 1998 to 2008, helping residency officers and students interpret the laws governing who qualifies for in-state tuition. 

Jay holds a B.A. in English from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a Masters in Higher Education and Student Affairs from The Ohio State University.