Lou Guthrie

Lou joined the National Higher Education Benchmarking Institute in 2013 and leads the management and development of the National Community College Benchmark Project (NCCBP), the National Community College Cost and Productivity Project, the Workforce Training Benchmarking Project and the newest addition to NHEBI’s portfolio, the Maximizing Resources for Student Success project, a Gates Foundation project. The Benchmarking Institute is currently collaborating with the AAUP to develop their Faculty Compensation Survey and reporting website. Dr. Guthrie is a seasoned speaker, presenting data from the benchmarking studies at numerous national and regional conferences.

Previously she was President of Guthrie Research Group, Inc., a benchmarking consulting company that worked with Fortune 500 companies and international financial institutions on general services benchmarking projects. Her consulting included strategic planning, key performance indicator development, and continuous quality improvement initiatives. For the past 5 years she also served as a benchmarking consultant to the World Bank’s General Services Division. Dr. Guthrie has higher education experience as an Assistant Professor at Oregon State University, and as an Instructor at Virginia Tech and Longview College.

Lou received her PhD from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and her MS from Southern Illinois University.