Eduardo M. Ochoa

Eduardo M. Ochoa is an Argentinean-American economist and academic administrator serving as the president of California State University, Monterey Bay. Ochoa was the Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education during the Obama Administration from 2010 to 2012.

Eduardo Ochoa
4th President of California State University, Monterey
Assumed office
July 2012
Preceded byDianne F. Harrison
Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education
In office
2010–2012
PresidentBarack Obama
Personal details
BornBuenos Aires, Argentina
Alma materReed College (BS)
Columbia University (MS)
The New School (PhD)

Early life and education

Ochoa was born and raised in Buenos Aires. His family moved to Portland, Oregon while he was in high school. He graduated from Reed College with a bachelors in physics. Ochoa earned a master of science in nuclear science from Columbia University. He completed a doctor of philosophy in economics at The New School.[1]

Career

Ochoa taught at California State University, Fresno and California State University, Los Angeles as a full professor and chair of the economics and statistics department. He was the acting dean of the School of Business and Economics. In 1997, Ochoa began a six year period as the dean of the Cal Poly Pomona College of Business Administration. He was later the provost and vice president for academic affairs at Sonoma State University for seven years. From 2010 to 2012, he served as the U.S. assistant secretary for postsecondary education in the Obama Administration. In 2012, he became the president of California State University, Monterey Bay.[1][2]

Personal life

Ochoa is married and has two sons, Michael Ochoa and Eric Ochoa.[2]

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References
  1. "Eduardo M. Ochoa Appointed President of California State University, Monterey Bay | CSUN Today". csunshinetoday.csun.edu. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  2. "Biography". Cal State Monterey Bay. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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