Riley Burr serves as Executive Director of the CECU Research Foundation and Vice President of Policy and Research at Career Education Colleges and Universities. She previously served as lead author and contributor on several federal reports for the National Center for Education Statistics. Her research portfolio spans federal policy, institutional effectiveness, and student outcomes, with publications in areas ranging from school safety to postsecondary accountability. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and Spanish from Furman University, and a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Development from the University of Sussex.