Daniel Greenstein

Managing Director, Higher Education Consulting, Baker Tilly US

Dan Greenstein is a respected national leader and strategist with a distinguished career in higher education. He brings his dynamic vision and industry expertise to Baker Tilly after serving as the Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) for six years and prior to that as Director of the Postsecondary Success Strategy at The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Dan’s experiences reinforce the firm’s ability to help higher education institutions and systems nationwide meet today’s complex challenges.

Over his 30 years of higher education leadership experience, Dan has a successful track record of catalyzing innovations that improve the industry’s performance to deliver affordable, high quality, career-relevant postsecondary education for all. His work with universities, colleges and the service providers that support them leverages innovative educational and business models and advanced technology and scales efficiencies to enhance student outcomes and bolster institutions’ financial resilience. His work in state and federal public policy emphasizes the development of data-driven funding and policy decisions that improve higher education’s performance as an engine of workforce development and social mobility, as well as its transparency and accountability.

At Baker Tilly, Greenstein leads initiatives that enable universities and colleges to respond effectively to the rapidly evolving needs of students, their communities and the nation, and to successfully navigate significant and mounting reputational, political, demographic, financial and other headwinds.