David A. Tandberg

David A. Tandberg is president of Adams State University (CO). He earned a Bachelor of Arts in history/social studies education from Adams State in 2002. While a student, he was elected president of Adams State’s student government and competed as a member of the cross-country and track teams. Tandberg earned a master’s in political science and a Ph.D. in higher education from Pennsylvania State University.

Tandberg joined the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) in July 2016 as senior vice president, leading SHEEO’s policy evaluation and research initiatives and SHEEO’s efforts to connect empirical research to state practice and policy. He also directed SHEEO’s strategic direction and partnerships.

Tandberg previously served as a tenured associate professor of higher education and co-founded the highly successful Center for Postsecondary Success at Florida State University. Before joining Florida State University, Tandberg was a special assistant to the secretary of education in the Pennsylvania Department of Education, focused on postsecondary policy development and implementation.