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While Jeff Webster's love of music may have brought him to Texas, we are fortunate he chose to stay and share his expertise on data analysis as Director of Research for the Trellis Company. Anette and Jeff have interacted on a number of projects over the years. and you'll get to hear about those and lots more of the work Jeff leads.

There are loads of great resources on the Trellis Foundation website, including the main study covered, "Studying on Empty," focused on food insecurity among college students and more.

Jeff Webster has overseen numerous studies on college affordability, student debt burden, and student success. His area pioneered the use of predictive modeling to improve student loan default prevention efforts, evaluated a state financial education program, assessed the efficacy of federal student loan counseling, and administers the Student Financial Wellness Survey. Jeff has presented to many groups including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, and the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

Jeff loves roots music and formerly was a freelance music writer for the Austin American-Statesman. He once performed folk songs – in Hungarian -- in the second largest concert hall in Budapest, Hungary.