Arizona Tribune - National Student Clearinghouse Announces Daniel Hae-Dong Lee as President and Chief Executive Officer

HERNDON, VA / ACCESS Newswire / February 3, 2025 / The National Student Clearinghouse today announced that Dr. Daniel Hae-Dong Lee has been named the organization's new President and Chief Executive Officer. Lee starts in the role on February 3, 2025.

Lee is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in management consulting, corporate leadership, and the education technology sector. He joins the Clearinghouse after serving as Senior Vice President of Business Operations and Transformation at Smithbucklin, an association management and professional services company. Previously, Lee served as Vice President of Business Strategy and Operations at Ellucian, a private equity-backed EdTech company specializing in the higher education sector. At Ellucian, he helped drive cloud acceleration and modernization for higher education institutions. Lee also held management roles at McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group, and Accenture, and served as interim CIO/COO at the Common Application. He also served on Common App's board of directors as the chair of the audit and finance committees. Today, Lee serves on the board of trustees for Scholarship America, the nation's largest nonprofit, private scholarship organization.

"On behalf of the entire Board, I am thrilled to welcome Lee to the National Student Clearinghouse," said Board Chair Dr. Debra Chromy. "Lee is a skilled leader who believes in the transformative power of education and is excited to build upon the Clearinghouse's critical role in supporting student success. Lee's leadership will be instrumental in driving innovation to meet the needs of our nation's learners, building value for our customers, and expanding our services."

As CEO of the Clearinghouse, Lee takes the reins of an organization that serves nearly 3,600 higher education institutions, nearly 25,000 K-12 schools, and 43 states with verification, data exchange, learner insights, and compliance services. The organization also provides education data insights through the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

"I have long admired the Clearinghouse's mission to support learners and workforce communities with trusted data and insights," Lee shared. "I believe the Clearinghouse has a pivotal role to play in changing higher education environments and skills-based learning. I am truly honored to have the opportunity to work with all stakeholders and excited about enabling students, educators, and business leaders with reliable services and actionable insights."

Lee takes over leadership of the Clearinghouse from Rick Torres, who, as announced in August, is retiring after nearly two decades as CEO. Torres oversaw the remarkable expansion of the organization, which now processes more than 12 billion transactions annually and 11 billion research records, saving the education community hundreds of millions of dollars each year.

"Torres has shown unwavering support for the Clearinghouse's mission in transforming the education and workforce communities with trusted data," said Dr. Debra Chromy, Chair of the Board of Directors. "Under Torres's leadership, the Clearinghouse has become a backbone of the higher education community-helping nearly every college and university support learner success."

Lee holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, an MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas at Austin. His broad experience across operations, strategy, and digital transformation, combined with his deep commitment to education, positions him as a forward-thinking leader capable of driving change and innovation in education and beyond.

About the National Student Clearinghouse^®

The National Student Clearinghouse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 1993, is the trusted source for and the leading provider of higher education verifications and electronic education record exchanges. Besides working with nearly 3,600 postsecondary institutions in meeting their compliance needs, the Clearinghouse also provides thousands of high schools and districts with continuing collegiate enrollment, progression, and completion statistics on their alumni. For more details, visit studentclearinghouse.org.

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SOURCE: National Student Clearinghouse

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