Ernest Ezeugo is the policy director for the National Campus Leadership Council (NCLC), an organization committed to elevating student leadership in higher education. There, he leads the organization's policy work, translating the voice of students across the country into actionable federal and state policy priorities. He also manages the Student Policy Alliance, a forthcoming coalition of intercollegiate student government organizations dedicated to assuring that students are prioritized in higher education policymaking. Prior to joining NCLC, Ernest was a program associate with the Education Policy program at New America, where he worked with the higher education initiative to conduct research on the ethics of predictive analytics, economic mobility, and public opinion. He has also served in the Department of Education, where he supported the Obama administration's educational technology efforts.