Jamie P. Merisotis, President and Chief Executive Officer
Jamie P. Merisotis, president and CEO of Lumina Foundation
Merisotis is an expert on a wide range of higher-education issues. He is well versed in domestic and international issues related to higher-education opportunity and access, including student financial aid, minority-serving colleges and universities, global higher-education policy strategies, and social and economic benefits of higher education.
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Opening Session Remarks, Austin Award Presentation
Jamie's opening remarks to the Austin Award Presentation in Charlotte. Read the full speech »
The Brains, the Backbones, and the Bucks
Jamie addresses the AAC&U Annual Meeting Opening Plenary in Washington DC. Read the full speech »
Embracing the Big Goal as a National Imperative
Jamie gives the opening keynote at the USC Center for Enrollment Research, Policy, and Practice in Los Angeles. Read the full speech »
Envisioning the Future of Higher Education
Jamie speaks at the kickoff summit for DGREE.org in Sausalito, CA on Jan. 7. Read the full speech »
Does the nation need a better educated workforce?
Read Jamie's response, Economic Recovery & Higher Education in the National Journal Expert Blog on Education.
Lumina's commitment to productivity
Jamie talks to Amanda Mangan on the Magic 100.5 FM Morning Show, (Cumberland, MD) about the Foundation and our recent productivity grants. Listen now:
[3:28]Back to School and Back to Work
Lumina CEO advances shovel-ready idea for rapid workforce development
At the White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth Thursday, Lumina Foundation President Jamie Merisotis responded to the request for specific, immediately actionable ideas by advancing a proposal to help get more Americans back to work: accelerated degree programs. Merisotis told business executives, labor leaders and economists that more students must attain associate degrees, especially those linked to high-demand, high-wage occupations if the United States is to successfully put Americans back to work in living-wage jobs.
Read more about the recommendations from Merisotis here.
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