Kevin Clarke

Kevin Clarke is an Associate Director with EAB’s Research Advisory Services (RAS), where he partners with presidents, provosts, and senior leadership teams to advance institutional strategy and student success.

Informed by EAB’s research and market insights, Kevin delivers executive workshops, strategy sessions, and advisory consultations that help leaders clarify priorities, navigate tradeoffs, and translate insight into coordinated action. His expertise spans student success and retention strategy, academic advising transformation, AI readiness, strategic differentiation, workforce alignment, and financial sustainability. He is particularly focused on the institutional conditions that shape student persistence, including how governance, faculty roles, metrics, and technology influence long-term outcomes.

Before joining RAS, Kevin supported more than 20 institutions as a Student Success Strategic Leader, guiding Navigate360 implementation and student success reform across a diverse national portfolio. He previously led first-year experience, advising, and student success initiatives at large public and private universities.

Kevin holds a bachelor’s degree in communication arts and political science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master’s degree in college student development from Appalachian State University. He is currently pursuing an EdD in urban educational leadership at the University of Cincinnati, where his research examines institutional factors that influence student persistence.

Kevin lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and two children.