Dr. Eric J Ban is the Executive Director of Economic Mobility Systems at the Commit Partnership supporting state, regional, and institutional data and system solutions. Dr. Ban came to this position from designing and launching the Dallas County Promise and assisting multiple regions of Texas with developing their postsecondary regional collaborative strategy. Dr. Ban served as the Senior Vice President of Program Innovation at Dallas-based Academic Partnerships, where he developed programs and solutions for universities to better serve students through online programs around the world. Dr. Ban has been a high school principal, teacher, and coach as well as a visiting professor at Indiana University.