Sameer Gadkaree has been the President and CEO of The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) since 2021. In that role, he has led TICAS’s efforts across the country to increase college affordability; to protect students and taxpayers from fraud, waste, and abuse; to protect students from injurious student debt; and to restore economic and racial equity to our higher education system. Under Sameer’s leadership, TICAS launched its new strategic plan, TICAS:Onward.