Gavin Luter is managing director of the Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network (EPIC-N), a coalition of colleges and universities dedicated to connecting higher education's human capital with the needs of local governments and communities. Professionally, he is the Chair for the Place-Based Justice Network. He formerly served as Managing Director of the UniverCity Alliance at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He also previously served as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Campus Compact. Gavin received his PhD from University at Buffalo in Educational Administration, his MS from University of Tennessee-Knoxville in Higher Education Administration, and his BA in Public and Urban Affairs at Virginia Tech. He is a published scholar in the field of community-university-school partnerships. He's an avid tennis player and enjoys traveling alongside his spouse.