Carlos E. Santiago

Carlos Enrique Santiago
7th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
In office 2004–2010
Preceded by	Nancy Zimpher
Succeeded by	Michael Lovell
Personal details
Alma mater	University of Miami University of Puerto Rico Cornell University
Profession	College administrator, Academic

Carlos Enrique Santiago is a Puerto Rican American labor economist and the Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (MDHE). Previously he was the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the Chief Executive Officer of the Hispanic College Fund.

Santiago is the author or co-author of six books and has published articles and book reviews, many of which focus on economic development and the changing socioeconomic status of Latinos in the United States. In 1996 and 2011, Santiago was named one of the 100 most influential Hispanics in the United States by Hispanic Business magazine.

Santiago received a B.A. from the University of Miami, an M.A. from the University of Puerto Rico, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Cornell University, all in economics. He was a Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Economics and Economic Growth Center at Yale University.

He is a labor economist with expertise in the Caribbean and Central America regions, with a special emphasis on Puerto Rico. He was Chair of the Department of Latin American & Caribbean Studies at the University at Albany. He is a founding co-editor of Latino Research Review and is a member of the U.S. Congressional Hispanic Caucus International Relations Advisory Group.

Santiago taught at Wayne State University. He served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University at Albany, State University of New York.

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