Eduardo M. Ochoa
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Eduardo Ochoa | |
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Ochoa in 2016 | |
| 4th President of California State University, Monterey Bay | |
| In office July 2012 – July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Dianne F. Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Vanya Quiñones |
| Assistant Secretary of Education for Postsecondary Education | |
| In office 2010–2012 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Reed College (BS) Columbia University (MS) The New School (PhD) |
Eduardo M. Ochoa is an Argentinean-American economist and academic administrator who served as the president of California State University, Monterey Bay, from 2012 to 2022. Ochoa was the assistant secretary of education for postsecondary education during the Obama administration from 2010 to 2012.
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 bachelor's degree 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]