Chad Driskell

Chad Driskell serves as vice president for external affairs at The University of Southern Mississippi (USM). In this role, he oversees the University’s governmental and external relations, which includes the USM Foundation and Southern Miss Alumni Association.

Driskell began his career in external affairs with the Mississippi Gaming Commission and then with the Mississippi Bankers Association. He later returned to his alma mater, USM, as an executive assistant to the president, in which he managed all outside political and regulatory relationships.

Driskell earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from USM and a Master of Public Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University.