Principal Investigator, Indiana Boys and Men Project

Dr. Carol D’Amico, principal investigator of the Indiana Boys and Men Project, is a nationally recognized leader in workforce and higher education, with decades of experience developing 21st-century education solutions for state and federal governments. D’Amico has served in a range of leadership positions across policy development, policy analysis, policy research and policy implementation, including: strategic advisor at TPMA, where she partners with government and industry leaders to craft education, workforce and economic strategies; executive vice president of the Strada Education Network, where she managed programs aimed at strengthening education-to-career pathways; assistant secretary for adult and vocational education at the U.S. Department of Education; executive vice president and chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana; president and chief executive officer of Conexus; and senior fellow and codirector of Hudson Institute’s Center for Workforce Development, where she coauthored Workforce 2020, which identified and explored the demographic, economic, and technological trends affecting American workers and employers in a globalized economy. D’Amico was honored with multi-term appointments by President George W. Bush to the Institute for Education Sciences, the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, and the National Assessment Governing Board. She holds a doctoral degree from Indiana University in educational leadership and policy studies, as well as a master’s degree from Indiana University in adult education and organizational development.