Rick Torres

President/CEO, National Student Clearinghouse

Rick Torres has served as president/CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse since 2008. Under his leadership, the Clearinghouse extended its mission through accessible, innovative technology-based services and data exchange solutions that enable institutions and organizations to focus on maximizing human potential and is a thought and action-oriented leader in helping to evolve the nation to an edu-workforce data-driven ecosystem. Torres serves on the boards of the Brightpoint Community College Foundation, Achieving the Dream and ACT and was a founding member of the Groningen Declaration Network Group, an international consortia dedicated to developing a trusted international data exchange ecosystem. He holds an M.B.A. in international finance from Georgetown University and undergraduate degrees from Manhattan College.