Edward Bolden

Edward Bolden, PhD, serves as Senior Director of Institutional Research at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), where he oversees data-driven strategic decision-making for the university. He also holds a part-time academic role as an instructor in the Research Methods and Statistics program at Kent State University. Bolden’s professional background includes roles as an evaluator and faculty consultant at Kent State prior to joining CWRU in 2015. He currently co-chairs CWRU’s Data Governance Committee and Employee Engagement Committee.

• Education:
• PhD in Evaluation and Measurement, Kent State University
• MA in Psychology, Cleveland State University
• BA in Psychology, Mercyhurst University

His expertise spans institutional research, data governance, and educational evaluation. He actively contributes to academic peer review and maintains professional memberships in the Association of Institutional Research and the Ohio Association of Institutional Research and Planning.