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'''Jamie Merisotis''' is president and CEO of [[Lumina Foundation]], one of the largest private foundations in the [[United States]] whose mission is to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees, certificates, and other high-quality credentials to 60 percent by 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.luminafoundation.org/our-work|title = Our Work}}</ref> Merisotis oversees the foundation's use of a $1.2 billion endowment.<ref>[http://www.luminafoundation.org/files/advantage/document/financial/2013_Financials.pdf Lumina Foundation]</ref>
Jamie Merisotis, an international leader in higher education, human work, philanthropy, and public policy, has been president and CEO of [https://www.luminafoundation.org/ Lumina Foundation] since 2008.

His second book, ''Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines'', was published on October 6, 2020, by RosettaBooks.<ref>[https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Human-Work-In-the-Age-of-Smart-Machines/Jamie-Merisotis/9781948122627 Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines, official publisher page at Simon & Schuster]</ref>


==Life and career==
==Life and career==


Prior to joining Lumina Foundation as president and CEO in 2008, Merisotis was the founding president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy,<ref>[http://www.ihep.org/About/about-IHEP.cfm About IHEP]</ref> an education research and policy center. He was also the executive director of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education, a bipartisan commission appointed by the U.S. president and congressional leaders to address college affordability. Merisotis also helped create the Corporation for National and Community Service ([[AmeriCorps]]), serving as an adviser to senior management on issues related to the quality and effectiveness of national service initiatives.
Before joining Lumina, he was an advisor and consultant in southern Africa, Europe, the former Soviet Union, and other areas of the world. Merisotis is a [http://www.cfr.org/ Council on Foreign Relations] member.


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Merisotis is a frequent source and commentator on issues related to higher education, talent development, and the future of work. His writing has appeared in [[The Washington Post]], [[The New York Times]], [[The Wall Street Journal]], [[National Journal]], [[Stanford Social Innovation Review]], [[Washington Monthly]], [[Huffington Post]], [[Politico]], [[Roll Call]], and other publications.
An innovator committed to increasing educational attainment in the United States, he focuses on realizing racial justice and equity through Lumina’s efforts to recast higher learning for today’s students. These adults increasingly are Black and brown, from low-income families, or the first in their families to go to college.


Merisotis holds a bachelor's degree in political science from [[Bates College]] in [[Lewiston, Maine]], and has served on the college’s board of trustees.
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Frequently sought as a media commentator and contributor, his writing has appeared in [[The Washington Post]], [[The New York Times]], [[The Wall Street Journal]], [https://www.nationaljournal.com/ National Journal], [[Stanford Social Innovation Review]], [[Washington Monthly]], [[Politico]], [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]], [[Roll Call]], and other publications.
He serves as a Governor of The Ditchley Foundation,<ref>https://www.ditchley.com/people/governors Ditchley Foundation, Our Governors</ref> based in the United Kingdom, and is past chairman and continuing trustee of the Council on Foundations<ref>http://www.cof.org/news/council-foundations-announces-new-leadership-its-board-directors Council on Foundations Announces New Leadership in Its Board of Directors</ref> in Washington, DC,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cof.org/news/council-foundations-announces-new-members-its-board-directors|title = Council on Foundations Announces New Members of Its Board of Directors|date = 28 April 2016}}</ref> and is a member of the board of directors for the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. He also has served as chairman of the board for [[The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis]], the world’s largest museum for children.<ref>[http://www.bates.edu/president/governance/trustees Bates College Board of Trustees]</ref><ref>[http://thehistory.childrensmuseum.org/people/board-trustees Children's Museum Board of Trustees]</ref><ref>[http://cicpindiana.com/about-cicp/board-of-directors CICP Board of Directors]</ref>


Merisotis' work includes extensive global experience as an adviser and consultant in southern Africa, the former Soviet Union, Europe and other parts of the world.<ref>http://brockinternationalprize.org/nominees/Merisotis.pdf</ref> Merisotis is a member of the [[Council on Foreign Relations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/19/lumina-foundation-ceo-jamie-merisotis-says-us-need/|title=Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis says U.S. Needs to revamp labor departments|website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref><ref>[http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727040345/http://www.cfr.org/about/membership/roster.html |date=2014-07-27 }}</ref>
Previously, Merisotis was president of the nonpartisan, D.C.-based [http://..ihep.org/ Institute for Higher Education Policy], which he co-founded. He also was executive director of a bipartisan national commission the president and congressional leaders appointed to study college affordability. Merisotis is the author of [https://www.amazon.com/America-Needs-Talent-Attracting-21st-Century/dp/0795351267/ America Needs Talent], named a Booklist [http://booklistonline.com/Top-10-Business-Books-2016-Rebecca-Vnuk/pid=8281243 Top 10 Business book of 2016], and [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Human-Work/Jamie-Merisotis/9781948122627 Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines], an Amazon category bestseller released in 2020.


Merisotis lives with his wife, Colleen O’Brien, and their children, Benjamin and Elizabeth, in [[Indianapolis]].
Merisotis is on the governing board of [https://www.ditchley.com/ The Ditchley Foundation] in the United Kingdom. He is past chairman and trustee emeritus of the [https://www.cof.org/about/board-directors Council on Foundations] and he leads a task force for the organization highlighting philanthropy’s ethical responsibility to the greater good. He also is past chairman of [[The Children's Museum of Indianapolis|The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis]], the world’s largest such entity offering exceptional learning experiences through the arts, sciences, and humanities to transform the lives of children and families.

Merisotis is on the [https://www.cicpindiana.com/ Central Indiana Corporate Partnership] board. He advises companies that rely on artificial intelligence and machine learning to address complex challenges related to work and learning.


==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
Merisotis' 2012 book ''America Needs Talent,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://americaneedstalent.com/|title=America Needs Talent {{!}} Attracting, educating & deploying the 21st century workforce|website=americaneedstalent.com|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> was named a Top Business Book of 2016 by Booklist.<ref>[https://www.booklistonline.com/Top-10-Business-Books-2016-Rebecca-Vnuk/pid=8281243 Top 10 Business Books: 2016]</ref>
A distinguished graduate of Bates College, Merisotis has been awarded honorary degrees from colleges and universities worldwide.

Merisotis has received awards and honorary degrees from several colleges and universities, including [[Excelsior College]], [[University of South Florida]], [[Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana]], [[Miami Dade College]] and [[Western Governors University]].<ref>[http://www.excelsior.edu/web/commencement/2014/honorary-degrees Excelsior College Honorary Degrees, 2014]</ref>

In 2003, he received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Bates College; in 2001, he was recognized with the Community College Government Relations Award presented by the [[American Association of Community Colleges]] and the [[Association of Community College Trustees]].<ref>[http://www.acct.org/government-relations-award AACT Government Relations Award]</ref>

Merisotis was a 2005 finalist for the Brock International Prize in Education,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ou.edu/cls/brock/nominees2005.html |title=Summaries of Brock Prize Nominees |access-date=2009-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091124092148/http://www.ou.edu/cls/brock/nominees2005.html |archive-date=2009-11-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and in 1998 he was named by [[Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning]] as one of the emerging young leaders (under the age of 45) in American higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bates.edu/x164203.xml |title=2007: A College for 'Coming Time' Welcome and Introduction |access-date=2009-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528121313/http://www.bates.edu/x164203.xml |archive-date=2010-05-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://chronicle.com/article/Luminas-Leader-Sets-Lofty-/28674/ Lumina's Leader Sets Lofty Goals for Fund's Role in Policy Debates] ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'', 1 May 2009
* [http://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septoct-2015/why-we-need-a-u-s-department-of-talent/ Why We Need a U.S. Department of Talent]
* [http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/topic/excellence_in_philanthropy/lumina_foundation_for_education Member Profile from Spring 2009 issue of Philanthropy magazine]
* [http://diverseeducation.com/article/11271/ Getting to Know Jamie Merisotis]
* [http://www.chronicle.com/article/Talking-About-Talent-Jamie/233279 Talking About Talent: Jamie Merisotis on the Role of Higher Education]
* [https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/10/29/jamie-merisotis-discusses-his-book-talent-production Jamie Merisotis discusses his book on talent production]
* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/author/jamie-merisotis Jamie Merisotis articles at The Huffington Post]

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Revision as of 16:41, 3 March 2022

Jamie Merisotis
Jamie Merisotis, Apr. 2015
Alma materBates College
Occupation(s)President and CEO, Lumina Foundation
SpouseColleen T. O'Brien
Websitejamiemerisotis.com

Jamie Merisotis is president and CEO of Lumina Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States whose mission is to increase the proportion of Americans with degrees, certificates, and other high-quality credentials to 60 percent by 2025.[1] Merisotis oversees the foundation's use of a $1.2 billion endowment.[2]

His second book, Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines, was published on October 6, 2020, by RosettaBooks.[3]

Life and career

Prior to joining Lumina Foundation as president and CEO in 2008, Merisotis was the founding president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy,[4] an education research and policy center. He was also the executive director of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education, a bipartisan commission appointed by the U.S. president and congressional leaders to address college affordability. Merisotis also helped create the Corporation for National and Community Service (AmeriCorps), serving as an adviser to senior management on issues related to the quality and effectiveness of national service initiatives.

Merisotis is a frequent source and commentator on issues related to higher education, talent development, and the future of work. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Journal, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Washington Monthly, Huffington Post, Politico, Roll Call, and other publications.

Merisotis holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and has served on the college’s board of trustees. He serves as a Governor of The Ditchley Foundation,[5] based in the United Kingdom, and is past chairman and continuing trustee of the Council on Foundations[6] in Washington, DC,[7] and is a member of the board of directors for the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. He also has served as chairman of the board for The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, the world’s largest museum for children.[8][9][10]

Merisotis' work includes extensive global experience as an adviser and consultant in southern Africa, the former Soviet Union, Europe and other parts of the world.[11] Merisotis is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.[12][13]

Merisotis lives with his wife, Colleen O’Brien, and their children, Benjamin and Elizabeth, in Indianapolis.

Awards and recognition

Merisotis' 2012 book America Needs Talent,[14] was named a Top Business Book of 2016 by Booklist.[15]

Merisotis has received awards and honorary degrees from several colleges and universities, including Excelsior College, University of South Florida, Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana, Miami Dade College and Western Governors University.[16]

In 2003, he received the Distinguished Young Alumni Award from Bates College; in 2001, he was recognized with the Community College Government Relations Award presented by the American Association of Community Colleges and the Association of Community College Trustees.[17]

Merisotis was a 2005 finalist for the Brock International Prize in Education,[18] and in 1998 he was named by Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning as one of the emerging young leaders (under the age of 45) in American higher education.[19]

References

  1. ^ "Our Work".
  2. ^ Lumina Foundation
  3. ^ Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines, official publisher page at Simon & Schuster
  4. ^ About IHEP
  5. ^ https://www.ditchley.com/people/governors Ditchley Foundation, Our Governors
  6. ^ http://www.cof.org/news/council-foundations-announces-new-leadership-its-board-directors Council on Foundations Announces New Leadership in Its Board of Directors
  7. ^ "Council on Foundations Announces New Members of Its Board of Directors". 28 April 2016.
  8. ^ Bates College Board of Trustees
  9. ^ Children's Museum Board of Trustees
  10. ^ CICP Board of Directors
  11. ^ http://brockinternationalprize.org/nominees/Merisotis.pdf
  12. ^ "Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis says U.S. Needs to revamp labor departments". The Washington Times.
  13. ^ Council on Foreign Relations Membership Roster Archived 2014-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "America Needs Talent | Attracting, educating & deploying the 21st century workforce". americaneedstalent.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  15. ^ Top 10 Business Books: 2016
  16. ^ Excelsior College Honorary Degrees, 2014
  17. ^ AACT Government Relations Award
  18. ^ "Summaries of Brock Prize Nominees". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
  19. ^ "2007: A College for 'Coming Time' Welcome and Introduction". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-12-21.

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