Jamie Merisotis is president and CEO of Lumina Foundation, an independent, private foundation in Indianapolis committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. He writes about higher education, human work, philanthropy, and public policy. Merisotis has written for Forbes since February 2023, and his contributions include “For College Students—And For Higher Ed Itself—AI Is A Required Course.”He is the author of America Needs Talent, a Booklist Top 10 Business book of 2016, and Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines, an Amazon bestseller in 2020. Merisotis is past chairman and trustee emeritus of the Council on Foundations and leads a task force highlighting philanthropy’s ethical responsibilities. He also is past chairman and investment committee chair of The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.A distinguished graduate and trustee emeritus of Bates College, he has been awarded honorary degrees from colleges and universities worldwide