Dustin Ott

Dustin Ott partners with presidents, chancellors, and executive leaders at community and technical colleges to help them achieve their most important institutional priorities, including enrollment growth, student success, workforce alignment, and data-informed decision making.

As Managing Director of Partner Development, Dustin leads strategic partnerships across EAB's Community College practice, helping institutions leverage technology, research, and consulting to improve outcomes for students while strengthening institutional performance. His work spans student engagement, enrollment management, institutional effectiveness, data strategy, and executive planning, helping colleges build connected systems that support both student success and long-term organizational strategy.

During his time at EAB, Dustin has advised hundreds of senior leaders on initiatives ranging from strategic planning and enrollment transformation to coordinated care, analytics, CRM modernization, and AI-enabled decision support. He is particularly passionate about helping community and technical colleges unlock the value of their data to drive measurable improvements across the institution.

Dustin is known for bringing together institutional strategy with practical execution, helping leadership teams move from vision to action through trusted partnerships and a deep understanding of the unique challenges facing community colleges today.