Michael Le M.A. also known as Michael ‘Data’ Le is a higher education researcher by day, but by night, he is a data junkie with a passion for visual analytics and sharing information to create a data-informed democracy. Mike has worked in the field of Institutional Research/Effectiveness for almost a decade in both public 2-year and 4-year institutions.

At Humboldt he serves on the Accreditation Steering Committee and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. Most recently, he served the university as an elected staff senator, chair of the University Senate Constitution and Bylaws Committee (CBC), and was a member of the Academic Policies Committee.

Mike regularly presents at the state and national level on behalf of Cal Poly Humboldt and professional affiliate organizations. He has won the California Association for Institutional Research (CAIR) Best Presentation Award three times (2015, 2017, and 2018) and has been an invited speaker at the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE), and Tableau Software Conference.

Mike maintains professional membership in CAIR and AIR and serves on numerous volunteer committees. He currently serves AIR on the eAIR Visual Display of Data Contributor (2015-present) and the CAIR on the Awards and Scholarship Committee (2019-present).

Outside of Humboldt, Mike serves as a research consultant for the Research & Planning Group for California Community Colleges and as the co-curator of TEDxHumboldtBay. When Mike is not crunching data and learning about new technology and techniques you can find him in the gym applying the fundamentals of powerlifting. He boasts personal records of a 615-lb. back squat, a 555-lb. deadlift, and a 345-lb. bench press.