Cass Conrad serves as the Executive Director for School Support and Development at the City University of New York. She leads several projects aimed at increasing college readiness and completion rates for students in New York City, including CUNY’s School Support Organization, and CUNY’s Early College Initiative, which has established 17 early college high schools. These schools offer students from underrepresented backgrounds the opportunity to earn both a high school diploma and two years of college credit. Beginning in 2010, Ms. Conrad worked closely with IBM to develop the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), which combines high school, college and workplace experiences in one seamless program. Ms. Conrad also plays a leadership role in Graduate NYC!, a cross-sector partnership aimed at mobilizing resources throughout New York City to improve college graduation rates. Prior to coming to CUNY in 2004, Ms. Conrad launched the Alliance for Lifelong Learning, a consortium of Stanford, Yale and Oxford Universities dedicated to creating ground-breaking continuing education curriculum for students of all ages. Ms. Conrad holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago.
Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with
