Lan Tran, PhD, is a Senior Institutional Research Analyst at UC Berkeley, where she leverages her data analytics skills and leadership to provide insights that support the university's mission, student success, and institutional excellence. She earned her doctorate in Educational Policy and Leadership from SUNY Albany, where she also served as a Doctoral Research Associate for the Program on Research on Private Higher Education (PROPHE). Her academic credentials include an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from SUNY Buffalo, completed as a Vietnamese Fulbright Scholar.

An expert in international and comparative higher education, Lan's background includes serving as an early-stage founding team member for Fulbright University Vietnam and directing academic affairs at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (now the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management).