David Attis

Over the past twenty years, David Attis has worked with hundreds of higher education institutions in the United States, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and elsewhere. He supports university leaders at all levels to help their teams make better decisions through research, education, facilitation, and coaching. He regularly presents to a wide range of audiences on the major trends impacting higher education.

His studies have explored data-informed decision-making in higher education, innovative academic program design, university budget models, academic organizational structures, the impact of generative AI on education, and the future of the liberal arts.

Prior to joining EAB, David was a senior director of policy studies at the Council on Competitiveness. While there he worked on the National Innovation Initiative, contributed to the National Academies’ Rising Above the Gathering Storm report, and collaborated with Professor Michael Porter of Harvard Business School on the Council’s Competitiveness Index.

David holds a bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Chicago, an MPhil in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD in History from Princeton University. His book Mathematics and the Making of Modern Ireland: Trinity College Dublin from Cromwell to the Celtic Tiger was published in 2014.