Eduardo M. Ochoa, President Emeritus, California State University, Monterey Bay. He has a B.A. in physics and philosophy from Reed College, a M.S. in nuclear science and engineering from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in economics from the New School for Social Research. Dr. Ochoa worked for nearly three decades as a faculty member and administrator at campuses in the Cal State system, including Fresno State, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal Poly Pomona and Sonoma State University. At Sonoma State, he served as provost and vice president for academic affairs from 2003-2010. From 2010 to 2012‚ he was Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education in the Obama administration‚ acting as the chief advisor on higher-education matters to the Secretary of Education and heading the Office of Postsecondary Education, which administers most of the Department of Education’s higher education programs.

Dr. Ochoa’s wife Holly Byers Ochoa is a historian, writer and editor. They have two sons‚ Michael and Eric.