Join us in Washington, DC for the premier policy and advocacy event for presidents and other senior leaders to learn about the most pressing policy issues affecting private, nonprofit higher education.

 

Meet the Carnegie Team.Meet the Carnegie Team.

  • Matt Gerien SVP, Strategic Communications Persona The Sophisticated and Confident Captain

    Matt Gerien, Senior Vice President at Carnegie, is an experienced communication leader who works to enhance clients’ brand reputation through cohesive and human-centered communications. From campus to Capitol Hill, Matt has advised college and university presidents and senior leaders on strategic and crisis communications matters. Before joining Carnegie, he served as chief communications officer at Rhodes College. Matt also spent a decade as a television journalist covering local and national news. He began his communications career as a congressional press secretary.

    Matt Gerien

    Matt Gerien, Senior Vice President at Carnegie, is an experienced communication leader who works to enhance clients’ brand reputation through cohesive and human-centered communications. From campus to Capitol Hill, Matt has advised college and university presidents and senior leaders on strategic and crisis communications matters. Before joining Carnegie, he served as chief communications officer at Rhodes College. Matt also spent a decade as a television journalist covering local and national news. He began his communications career as a congressional press secretary.

  • Scott Ochander Chief Leadership Strategist Persona The Ingenious and Pioneering Trailblazer

    Scott Ochander is the Chief Client Solutions Officer for Carnegie. As a former Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, Scott Ochander is regarded as an expert in reputation and enrollment strategy in higher education. Scott pioneered a consensus-building reputation and change management research model in higher education that empowered campus communities and enabled enrollment growth and reputation transformation. Scott has worked extensively in marketing and enrollment strategy, completing hundreds of strategy development projects across higher education at some of the largest and most influential institutions in the nation.

    Scott Ochander

    Scott Ochander is the Chief Client Solutions Officer for Carnegie. As a former Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing, Scott Ochander is regarded as an expert in reputation and enrollment strategy in higher education. Scott pioneered a consensus-building reputation and change management research model in higher education that empowered campus communities and enabled enrollment growth and reputation transformation. Scott has worked extensively in marketing and enrollment strategy, completing hundreds of strategy development projects across higher education at some of the largest and most influential institutions in the nation.