Welcome, Adam Gottlieb!

We are excited to have Adam Gottlieb join the L.A. Compact team as our new Higher Education Manager! In this role, Adam will support the L.A. Compact Institutions of Higher Education Collaborative in implementing several large-scale projects, including the CSUN Connections reverse transfer pilot, the Associate Degrees for Transfer (ADT) research project and the L.A. College Promise partnership. Adam will also contribute to our higher education policy efforts and help connect our local systems change efforts to state and federal policy.

Before joining our team, Adam worked as a consultant with the Education Growth Group, where he helped K-12 and higher education clients with research and evaluation, strategic planning and policy analysis. Before working as a consultant, Adam served as a Fellow at Complete Tennessee, a policy-advocacy nonprofit intent on educating Tennesseans about the realities of college access and success and finding solutions to the state’s systemic problems. Adam earned his B.A. at the University of Redlands, where he served as student body president. He went on to complete his Master of Public Policy in Higher Education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Adam attended LAUSD schools, where his passion for education policy began. Adam has remained active in his community through volunteer work and membership in local organizations.