| Office: | 14th President of Piedmont University |
| Term Start: | January 1, 2023 |
| Predecessor: | James F. Mellichamp |
| Office2: | 11th Chancellor of the State University System of Florida |
| Term Start2: | January 6, 2014 |
| Term End2: | December 31, 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Frank Brogan |
| Successor2: | Ray Rodrigues |
| Birth Date: | c. 1958 |
| Profession: | Corporate executive Academic administrator |
| Alma Mater: | University of Florida |
Marshall McAllister Criser III (born c. 1958) is the president of Piedmont University (SUSF).
He was previously the president of AT&T Florida, and worked for AT&T and its predecessor, BellSouth, since 1980.[1] He took office as the chancellor of the State University System of Florida on January 6, 2014.[1] The Florida Board of Governors of the State University System selected him unanimously for the post in November 2013, to succeed Frank Brogan.[2]
At the time of his appointment as chancellor, Criser was in his fourth year as the Florida House of Representatives speaker's appointee to the Higher Education Coordinating Council.[3] He is a member of the Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees in California and the Florida Council of 100, where he is a former chairman.[1] His community service includes terms as the vice chairman of the University of Florida's Board of Trustees, chairman of the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of Florida TaxWatch.[2]
A Florida native, Criser graduated from Cardinal Newman High School in 1976 and then from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1980, and later completed an Advanced Management Programme at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France.[3]
On December 2, 2022, it was announced that Marshall Criser will be the next president of Piedmont University. He will assume the role on January 1, 2023. [4]
He and his wife, Kimberly, have four daughters.[2] He is the son of Marshall Criser, who served as the president of the University of Florida from 1984 to 1989.[1]