Jason E. Lane is an internationally recognized scholar in the study of higher education institutions and politics as well as an academic leader at the most comprehensive system of higher education in the United States. In his role as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Programs and Planning and Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Research for the State University of New York (SUNY), Dr. Lane oversees the office responsible for the review of all academic programs across the system’s 64 campuses and the development and implementation of key academic initiatives and policies that support the system’s Strategic Plan, The Power of SUNY. He also provides leadership for the System’s efforts to attract and retain exceptional researchers through the Empire Innovation Program as well as coordinates the annual SUNY Critical Issues in Higher Education conference and book series, which promotes academic inquiry into the most pressing issues facing public colleges and universities.Previously, Dr. Lane served as a SUNY Provost Fellow and continues to serve as the Deputy Director for Research at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy think tank of the State University of New York. He is also an associate professor of educational policy (on leave), senior researcher at the Institute for Global Education Policy Studies, and co-director of the Cross-Border Education Research Team (C-BERT) at the University at Albany (SUNY).In his scholarly pursuits, Dr. Lane has written more than 40 journal articles, book chapters, and policy reports; and authored or edited eight books, including Multi-National Colleges and Universities: Leadership and Administration of International Branch Campuses (Jossey-Bass, 2011, w/ Kevin Kinser), Colleges and Universities as Economic Drivers (SUNY Press, 2012 w/ Bruce Johnstone) Academic Leadership and Governance of Higher Education (Stylus Press, 2013, w/ Robert Hendrickson, James Harris, and Rick Dorman) and Higher Education Systems 3.0 (SUNY Press, 2013 w/ Bruce Johnstone).A Fulbright New Century Scholar, Dr. Lane has been a speaker and consultant in more than 30 countries across Asia, Europe, North and South America, and the Middle East. He is a frequent commentator on global trends in higher education and his research has been cited in major media outlets including the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Boston Globe, National Public Radio, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, Newsweek, Texas Monthly, Times Higher Education (UK) and University World News. Additionally, he is a regular contributor to the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Worldwise blog and has served on the boards of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Council for International Higher Education (CIHE), and the Gulf Comparative Education Society (GCES).Dr. Lane holds a Ph.D. (higher education policy and administration) and M.A. (political science) from The Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. (political science and business administration) from Southeast Missouri State University.