Co-Chairs:
The Honorable Frank Keating
President, American Council of Life Insurers
Former Governor of Oklahoma

The Honorable Richard W. Riley
Senior Partner, Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, L.P.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education and Governor of South Carolina

Commission Members:
Kenneth H. Ashworth
Adjunct Professor, University of Texas, LBJ School of Public Affairs
Adjunct Professor, George Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University
Former Texas Commissioner of Higher Education

Dwight Evans
President, External Affairs Group, Southern Company

Stanley Ikenberry
President Emeritus, Professor of Education, University of Illinois
Former President, American Council on Education

Roberts Jones
Education & Workforce Policy, LLC
Former President, National Alliance of Business

Thomas D. Layzell
President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education

The Honorable Carol Liu
Chair, California Assembly Committee on Higher Education

The Honorable Dave Nething
Senator, North Dakota Legislature
Former President, National Conference of State Legislatures

The Honorable Lana Oleen
Kansas Senate Majority Leader
Chair, Midwestern Higher Education Compact

Richard Pattenaude
President, University of Southern Maine

Martha Romero
Founding Director, Community College Leadership Development Initiatives
Professor, Claremont Graduate University

Blenda J. Wilson
President & CEO, Nellie Mae Education Foundation