Jody J. Daniels
Jody J. Daniels is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 34th Chief of [the United States Army Reserve], and the 9th Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command. She earned her commission through Reserve Officers Training Corps in 1983. In July 2020, Daniels was confirmed to succeed Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey as Chief of Army Reserve.
Early life and education
Born in Rolla, Missouri, Daniels earned Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, and later earned Master of Science and also Doctor of Philosophy in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her dissertation, in computer science, is titled Retrieval of passages for information reduction. She also graduated from the United States Army War College with a master's degree in strategic studies.Jody later received an honorary doctorate from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2019 and an honorary Doctor of Science and Technology from Carnegie Mellon University in 2022.