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W. Todd Groce is President & CEO of the Georgia Historical Society, the independent educational and research institution responsible for collecting and teaching Georgia and American history. Dr. Groce was born in Virginia and grew up there and in Memphis, the capital of the Mississippi Delta. He holds three degrees in history, including a PhD from the University of Tennessee and a certificate in leadership development from the US Army War College. For over 30 years he has been an educator, administrator, and author, raising over $100 million for educational programs, capital projects, and endowment. He has published two books on the Civil War era and has written over 100 articles and book reviews for publications ranging from academic journals to the New York Times. A frequent lecturer on the history of the American South and US military history, Dr. Groce has made numerous television appearances on C-SPAN, the History Channel, Georgia Public Television, and the BBC. He is past president of the Rotary Club of Savannah, a graduate of Leadership Georgia, and serves on the board of directors of the Georgia Chamber and the Jepson Scholars Program, which advances global leadership through study at the University of Oxford. For more than a decade now, he has been listed by Georgia Trend and James magazines as one of the “Most Influential Georgians.” In 2023, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp appointed him to the Georgia US250th Commission, of which he serves as vice chair.