Luke Skurman | Source | CEO & Founder at Niche

Luke Skurman is the Founder and CEO of Niche, a company changing the way students and families choose their best-fit colleges. His expertise on education, college admissions, and innovation has been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, WSJ, CNN, and Fortune

Below are topics Luke is an expert on, along with data Niche has access to...

• Higher education: direct admissions, rankings, student stories, trends, policy decisions and impact
• Affordability: financing, FAFSA, student loans/debt, value of a college degree
• Disruption: college application process, edtech, innovation

Over 70 million people use Niche per year, including 50% of all college-bound students who register with Niche annually. Niche works with 40% of the nation's colleges and has nearly 100 institutions enrolled in its Niche Direct Admissions program.

Luke holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of its Board of Trustees and Vice Chair of its Research Innovation & Entrepreneurship Committee. In 2016, Luke was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Pittsburgh, where he resides with his wife and their three children.