The National Governor’s Association (NGA) recently announced the members of the Complete to Compete National Advisory Group.

Complete to Compete is a yearlong initiative, developed by the current NGA Chair Governor Manchin (WV), focused on increasing the number of students in the U.S. who complete college degrees and certificates and improving the productivity of the country’s higher education institutions.

The members of the Advisory Group include:

Charlie Earl- Executive Director, Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges
Fred DuVal – Vice Chair, Arizona Board of Regents
Roger Ferguson, Jr. – President/CEO, TIAA-CREF
Juliet Garcia, President, Universit of Texas at Brownsville & Texas Southmost College
Bill Green, Chairman/CEO, Accenture
Brian Noland, Chancellor, West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Charlie Reed, Chancellor, The California State University
Eduardo Padron, President, Miami Dade College
Eric Smith, Commissioner, Florida Department of Education
Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York