Council Members
HESA is a multi-sector coalition focused on strengthening America’s global competitive position through the development of new approaches to higher education policy, funding, and collaboration.
Co-Chairs
Our co-chairs direct the council in strategic development and implementation to ensure that higher education is actionably aligned with the needs of the workforce and the economy.
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Michael Crow
President, Arizona State University
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Linda Gooden
Board Chair, University System of Maryland
Board Member, ADP, General Motors, Home Depot & Washington Gas -
Robert L. King, J.D.
Interim President, Florida Institute of Technology
Former Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education
Director, AGB
Commissioners
Our commissioners are national thought leaders that share a commitment to advancing the mission of the Council and amplifying and expanding its reach.
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Robert Anderson
President, State Higher Education Executive Officers
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Mark Becker
President, Association of Public & Land Grant Universities
Former President, GA State University -
Victor J. Boschini, Jr.
Chancellor, Texas Christian University
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Walter Bumphus
President & CEO, American Association of Community Colleges
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Ted Carter
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired)
President, University of Nebraska System
Former Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy -
Alexander Cartwright
President, University of Central Florida
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Sue Cunningham
President & CEO, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
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Gerald M. (Gerry) Czarnecki
Chairman & CEO, The Deltennium Group, Inc.
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Sharon Davies
President & CEO, Kettering Foundation
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Nicholas Eberstadt
Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy, American Enterprise Institute
Senior Adviser, National Bureau of Asian Research -
Brian Fitzgerald
CEO Emeritus, Business HE Forum
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Kristen Fox
CEO, Business-Higher Education Forum
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Richard Freeland
Former Commissioner of Higher Education for Massachusetts
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Kysha Wright Frazier
President and CEO, Corporation for a Skilled Workforce
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Julieta Villarreal Garcia
Former President, University of Texas at Brownsville
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John Gardner
Founder & Executive Chair, Gardner Institute
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Arun Gupta
CEO, NobleReach
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Mark Hagerott
Chancellor, North Dakota University System
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Cynthia Jackson Hammond
President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
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Mary Dana Hinton
President, Hollins University
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Terry Holliday
Commissioner of Education for Kentucky, 2009-2015
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Danette Howard
Global Education Director, Cummins Inc.
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Michael Kempner
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, MikeWorldWide
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John B. King, Jr.
Chancellor, State University of New York (SUNY)
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Keith Krach
Chairman & Co-Founder, Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue
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Arthur Levine
President Emeritus at Teachers College, Columbia University
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Mark J. Lewis
CEO, Purdue Applied Research Institute LLC (PARI)
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Linda Livingstone
President, Baylor University
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Devinder Malhotra
Chancellor, Minnesota State
Chair, National Association of System Heads -
Kedar S. Mate
President and CEO, Institute for Healthcare Improvement
President, Lucian Leape Institute
Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
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Jamie Merisotis
President & CEO, Lumina Foundation
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Barbara Mistick
President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
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Ted Mitchell
President, American Council on Education
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Terry Murphy
President & CEO, Bayhealth
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Richard Myers
General, U.S. Air Force (retired)
Former President, Kansas State University
Former Chairman, Join Chiefs of Staff -
Mary A. Papazian
Executive Vice President, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Former President, San Jose State University and Southern Connecticut State University
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Michael Rao
President, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Jamey Rorison
Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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John Ryan
Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy (retired)
Former CEO, Center for Creative Leadership
Former Superintendent, U.S. Naval Academy -
Cynthia Shapira
Chair, Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education' Board of Governors
Vice Chair, Brandeis University
Director, AGB -
Mariko Silver
President & CEO, Henry Luce Foundation
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Barbara Snyder
President, Association of American Universities
Former President, Case Western Reserve University
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Robert Spalding
Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force (retired)
CEO, SEMPRE
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute -
Tyson Voelkel
President and CEO, Texas A&M Foundation
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Ruth V. Watkins
President, Postsecondary Education, Strada
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Charles Welch
President & CEO, American Association of State Colleges & Universities
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Harry L. Williams
President & CEO, Thurgood Marshall College Fund
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David Wilson
President, Morgan State University
Director, AGB
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Deborah Wince-Smith
President & CEO Council on Competitiveness
Strategic Advisors
Our strategic advisors are individuals with expertise in topics critical to the commission. They inform the development of council convenings, working papers, and reports.
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Derrick Anderson
Senior Vice President, American Council on Education
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William Bates
Senior Advisor, Council on Competitiveness
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Bridget Burns
CEO, University Innovation Alliance
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Brandon Busteed
Chief Partnership Officer and Global Head, Learn-Work Innovation, Kaplan
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Terry Hartle
Senior Fellow, American Council on Education
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Debra Humphreys
Vice President of Strategic Engagement, Lumina Foundation
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Minu Ipe
Vice Chair and Managing Director, University Design Institute
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Drew Koch
Chief Executive Officer, Gardner Institute
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Debbie McCarthy
Senior Vice President for Strategy & Engagement, Business Executives for National Security
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David V. Rosowsky
Vice President for Research, Kansas State University
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David Scobey
Executive Director, Bringing Theory to Practice
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Ashish Vaidya
Senior Fellow, American Association of State Colleges & Universities
Senior Research Advisor, National Association of System Heads
Council Staff
Our dedicated staff supports HESA’s daily operations and goals.
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Lisa Foss
Executive Director
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Merrill Schwartz
AGB Senior Fellow
