Cameron Sublett serves as the senior director of innovation and incubation at FoundationCCC, where he leads efforts to design, test, and scale initiatives that expand educational access, improve outcomes, and increase economic opportunity across California’s community colleges.
His work reflects a deep personal and professional commitment to building systems that transform lives and help more students achieve their goals.
Prior to joining FoundationCCC, Sublett served as associate professor and executive director of the Education Research & Opportunity Center at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a nationally recognized expert on policies and practices supporting student transitions into and through community colleges. His research is funded by the National Science Foundation, the Institute of Education Sciences, and published in Review of Higher Education and Research in Higher Education. From 2008-2017 he served as a faculty member at Santa Barbara City College, a 2013 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence Co-Winner. Sublett is working with CCRC researchers on a landscape study of green jobs training programs at U.S. community colleges. He also worked on a project with WestEd on career and technical education in Florida for the ARCC Network.
Sublett holds a PhD in Education Policy, Leadership, and Research Methods from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he also earned an MA in Quantitative Research Methods and Statistics. Additionally, Sublett completed an MA in Political Communication at San Diego State University and a BA in Human Communication Studies from Westmont College.