David A. Bergeron

David A. Bergeron is a senior fellow for postsecondary education at the Center for American Progress (CAP). He previously served as CAP’s first vice president for postsecondary education policy. At CAP, Bergeron has written on a variety of higher education issues, including releasing a series of papers calling for “College for All” in early 2015. He has also written extensively on higher education accountability and accreditation, including, most recently, a chapter in Accreditation on the Edge (2018). Prior to joining the center, Bergeron served as the acting assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the US Department of Education, as well as the deputy assistant secretary for policy, planning, and innovation for the Office of Postsecondary Education. Bergeron received his BA in political science and sociology from the University of Rhode Island and worked for a bank in consumer loans at the beginning of his career. Currently based in his home state of Rhode Island, he volunteers in a variety of ways for the University of Rhode Island and College Unbound, a recently accredited degree completion college in Providence.