Anna Drake Warshaw is a national leader in student-centered innovation in higher education. She has studied and driven organizational change within private colleges, public institutions, and consortia for over 15 years. Anna works with presidents and senior leaders to strengthen residential liberal arts learning environments through collaboration and shared innovation. Prior to joining ACS, she was Managing Director of the University Innovation Alliance, a national consortium of public research universities working to increase the number and diversity of college graduates.
Anna holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership and Policy from the University of Texas at Austin, where she received the College of Education Dean’s Research Fellowship and studied state politics and policies affecting college affordability. She later served as University Innovation Alliance Fellow and Assistant Director of the Center for Higher Education Innovation at the University of Central Florida, then as Director of Partnerships, Learning, and Evaluation for the University Innovation Alliance.
Anna holds a B.A. in Religion from ACS member Davidson College and an M.S. in Organization Development from Queens University of Charlotte, where she began her higher education career in university advancement. She is an avid collaborator and firm believer in the power of networks to drive collective change.