Bryan J. Cook

Director, Center for Policy Analysis, Division of Programs and Research
(202) 939-9551
Specialization: College Costs, Equity & Access, Federal Policy, Federal Student Aid, Higher Education Finance, Persistence & Retention, Minorities in Higher Education, Student Demographics

Bryan J. Cook is the director of ACE’s Center for Policy Analysis, which conducts and commissions research on federal and national higher education policy issues of interest to ACE members, policy makers, other higher education associations, and the media. Topics on the Center's agenda include student financial aid, improving college readiness, demographic trends in higher education, and the college presidency.

Cook's areas of expertise include higher education policy, college access, diversity in higher education, adult education, college costs, and higher education research. He is the author of the 2006 and 2007 editions of ACE’s Status of Minorities in Higher Education and the 2007 Status of the Pell Grant Program.

Cook holds a master’s and doctorate in higher education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.