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Drew Greene is a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Turku in Finland, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in educational science. Greene conducts research on postsecondary education funding, university pedagogy, and university-assisted community schools. As part of this work, he is affiliated with the University of Turku Centre for University Pedagogy and Research, examining approaches to faculty development and doctoral supervision.
Greene graduated from Duke University as a Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholar with a major in public policy and minors in education and inequality studies. At Duke, he led research and policy initiatives on academic affairs, faculty development, and university-community partnerships. Greene designed and developed a data visualization tool for university-assisted community schools, in partnership with the Durham Public Schools Foundation, that scaled across North Carolina and supported successful federal and private grant proposals. He also analyzed federal and state education policy with the Office of Government Relations, served as a research assistant to Charles Clotfelter on public finance and education funding, and held appointments to presidential and board committees on university advancement, research initiatives, and institutional operations.
In summer 2025, Greene worked in government relations at the Association of American Universities (AAU) in Washington, D.C., supporting efforts to advance federal policies that strengthen research universities’ contributions to scientific discovery, education, and community development. He has also worked as a data evaluation specialist for New York City teachers at the Center for Supportive Schools and as a research intern at AccessLex Institute, where he developed analytic tools and conducted studies on law school enrollment and student success.
Greene was nominated by the Undergraduate Young Trustee Nominating Committee in 2024. He is serving a two-year term on the board, one year as an observer and one year as a voting member.
July 2025