Class of: 1991

Michael Dannenberg

Michael Dannenberg (CAS’91) of Washington, D.C., joined the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education as deputy commissioner for policy in September 2023. He has been a senior education advisor for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Undersecretary of Education Martha Kanter, and Senators Edward Kennedy and Claiborne Pell. He has run education budget and policy programs at advocacy groups and think tanks. He’s a first-generation college graduate with degrees from BU, Stanford University, and Yale Law School.

From the Summer 2024 issue.