Edward Conroy

Dr. Edward (Eddy) Conroy serves as Director of Policy and Stakeholder Organizing at the Alliance for Higher Education. He leads policy strategy, working closely with state and federal partners to develop policy proposals to support the higher education sector. 

He is a higher education leader with experience spanning higher education policy and advocacy, strategic communications, research, institutional technical assistance, and financial aid administration.

He most recently served as a Senior Director, Communications for the National College Attainment Network (NCAN). Prior to NCAN, Conroy was a Senior Policy Manager with New America's Higher Education Policy Program, where he led work to advance federal policy to support parenting students, improve financial aid offers, accreditation, and accountability in higher education.

Conroy’s policy work and expertise have been cited in state and federal legislation, in support of federal regulation changes, and in media outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Inside Higher Ed, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and CNBC.

He has also worked as the Associate Director for Institutional Transformation at Temple University’s Hope Center for Student Basic Needs, and Outreach and Communications Supervisor for the University of California Los Angeles’ Financial Aid and Scholarships Office.

Conroy was fortunate to attend tuition-free public institutions in Scotland, where he received a master's degree in political science and a doctorate in higher education from the University of Glasgow.