Rebecca Perdomo

Rebecca Perdomo is an executive research and policy consultant for national organizations and universities specializing in higher education policy, federal funding analysis, and equity research with a focus on Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and vulnerable populations. Her clients include the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, and the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government.  

Using her research to inform policy, she previously served as HACU's Director of Policy Analysis, where she engaged with stakeholders and used her research to advocate on behalf of Hispanic Serving Institutions and the students they serve. Forbes Magazine recognized the HSI dashboard she created in 2021 for its innovative approach to making HSI information accessible to students, parents, and policymakers.

Perdomo has presented her research for the Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institution Educators (AHSIE),the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Cambio de Colores, the Southern Sociological Society and for American Institutes for Research (AIR), and guest lectured at the University of Georgia, the University of Florida, and Wayne State.

Perdomo's background is in philosophy (BA, University of Central Florida '15) and sociology (BA, UCF '15; MA, UGA 17) and her PhD is in Higher Education Policy and Administration from UGA '19.