Daniel Rossman Email and Phone Number

• Build a portfolio of mission-aligned work by developing new project ideas; preparing proposals in response to RFPs, inbound requests, and other opportunities to secure funding; and creating and cultivating relationships with potential partners and funders.• Conduct research and analysis through a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate institutional strategies and services aimed at increasing postsecondary access and success of students, including assessing the impact of a proactive, technology-enhanced advising intervention through a randomized controlled trial of over 10,000 students and an emergency aid program that alleviates financial distress of students through difference-in-differences regressions, a quasi-experimental technique.• Analyze and aggregate project budgets and other financial data to develop a staff capacity tracker; develop, implement, and manage a system that provides staff with regular updates on budgeted expenses and actual expenses to date; and calculate actual and predicted revenue by month and year to inform the budget process and financial forecast.• Serve as a strategic advisor and consultant for colleges and universities to uncover barriers to retention and present strategies and recommendations for addressing them through the collection and systematic analysis of their student data.• Manage four direct reports by overseeing their project contributions and supporting their professional development.

• Developed novel and nuanced frameworks and tools to measure and study complex concepts and research topics, including a framework to identify and describe the core features of an undergraduate liberal arts and sciences educational experience and subsequently measure them, and a tool to help institutional leaders understand more fully the potential return on investment for specific types of instructional improvement efforts.

• Created and implemented data collection, cleaning, and analysis processes for a wide range of projects, including large-scale multi-institution collaborations, like the American Talent Initiative, an alliance of 100+ top colleges and universities committed to enrolling and graduating 50,000 additional lower-income students by 2025.

• Co-authored 20-page case studies on how institutions with demonstrated success in improving student outcomes managed the implementation of effective and innovative practices.• Served as data consultant for a new school district comprised of K-12 turnaround schools.

Also worked in this position from May to August 2012, 2013 and 2014.• Assisted constituents with local problems by serving as a liaison between them and various New York City agencies and departments; wrote letters and emails to agencies to communicate and advocate on behalf of constituents.• Attended community board meetings as a representative of the Assemblyman and briefed staff on pertinent information.

• Supported the PowerSave Schools and PowerSave Campus programs, which empower students to make their schools and campuses more energy efficient and sustainable.• Conducted research for projects and wrote blogs on various topics, including green revolving funds, which use savings generated by energy efficiency projects to fund additional projects, thus creating a funding cycle that cuts costs and our environmental impact.

Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis course taught by Dr. Carolyn Hill• Assisted students in course material, graded students’ problem sets, held weekly office hours, and conducted midterm and final review sessions.