Fatma Mili

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Interim Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Overview

Fatma Mili is a seasoned academic leader serving as Interim Provost and Interim Dean at Montclair State University. A computer scientist with a PhD from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, her career focuses on large-scale transformations that enhance student opportunity and institutional excellence, with a history of leadership at several major universities.

She is passionate about higher educations role in social change and is a strong advocate for equity and inclusion. Having lived on multiple continents, she is keenly aware of societal inequities and works to ensure technology serves everyone. She values curiosity, exploration, and lifelong learning.

Her research background includes formal methods in computing, AI, human decision-making, and bio-inspired complex systems.

Personality Overview

Judgemental

ROI Conscious

Demanding

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They respond well to confident salespeople. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles.

Topics They Care About

Equity in Higher Education
States her passion is leveraging higher education for social change and has founded faculty communities to explore and address privilege and inequity.
Student Success
Has a strong track record of leading initiatives to restructure advising, redesign curriculum, and integrate student services to improve retention and equitable outcomes.
Women in Computing
Previously worked on initiatives to advance women in computing and engineering and conducted research on the experiences of women students in computer science.

Media Appearances

University Names Fatma Mili Interim Provost. Featured in Montclair State University News Center

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Work History

1-2026
Interim Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University
7-2025
Interim Dean College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Montclair State University
8-2024
Professor at Grand Valley State University
7-2022 - 7-2024
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Grand Valley State University
8-2017 - 7-2022
Dean, College of Computing and Informatics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Education

1979 - 1984
PhD from Pierre and Marie Curie University
1976 - 1979
Education details unavailable from Universite Villetaneuse

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Exp : 42 Location : Montclair, New Jersey, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Interim Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montclair State University
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Insights For Selling To Fatma

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that they have the necessary authority, they could present false stature sometimes
  • Stress on the business value that your product offers
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once
  • Refrain from asking too many questions

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Fatma is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Fatma

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Fatma move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Fatma take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Fatma

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