Jeff Steely is Dean of Libraries at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to arriving at Georgia State, Mr. Steely served as Associate Dean and Director of Central Libraries at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Earlier positions at Baylor included Assistant Dean, Director of Central Libraries, Assistant Director for Client Services, and Outreach Services Librarian. Jeff began his professional career as the Serials Librarian for the Library of the U.S. Courts in Chicago, Illinois. Jeff is a graduate of Bethel College (Kansas) and holds an MLIS from the University of Texas at Austin. He has participated in the Harvard/ACRL Leadership Institute and was a 2014 CLIR/EDUCAUSE Leading Change Institute fellow. Jeff is active in numerous regional and national organizations and served as the 2015 - 2016 president of the Library Leadership and Management Association.