CGS Employer Roundtable Members
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Roundtable Members
Suzanne Ortega
President, Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)
Earl Lewis
Employer Roundtable Chair
Founding Director, Center for Social Solutions, University of Michigan
President Emeritus, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Lisa Amini
Director, IBM Research Cambridge
Charles R. Craig
Sr. Vice President - Science & Technology Director - Administration & Operations, Corning Incorporated
Roger W. Ferguson, Jr.
President and CEO, TIAA
Betty Fleurimond
Managing Director, Higher Education, Deloitte Services LP & Chair, Deloitte Center for Higher Education Excellence
Phil Komarny
Vice President, Innovation, Salesforce
Richard Kurin
Distinguished Scholar and Ambassador-at-Large, Smithsonian Institution
Jose Lima
Vice President, Quality for the Restorative Therapies Group (RTG), Medtronic
Stanley S. Litow
Professor and Innovator in Residence, Duke University
President Emeritus, IBM International Foundation
Walt MacDonald
President and CEO, ETS
Marian Roberge
Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources, ProQuest
Lesli Rotenberg
Chief Programming Executive & General Manager, Children’s Media and Education, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Christopher Valentino
Chief Strategy Officer, Peraton
CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.
