Higher Education for Development (HED) was an organization that worked in close partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and operated with the advice and counsel of the six major U.S. higher education associations to support the engagement of higher education in development issues worldwide. The contract with USAID came to a close at the end of FY 2015, and HED operations ceased at that time. About HED Higher Education for Development, which at one time was known as the Association Liaison Organization (ALO), worked from 1992 to 2015 with U.S. universities to build worldwide partnerships to address development issues internationally. HED had some 350 higher education partnerships in more than 66 countries, with grants funded by USAID and USAID Missions in varying amounts for activities of two to three years awarded via a competitive process involving a peer-review.. HED's worldwide higher education partnerships addressed all USAID sectors of agriculture, democracy and governance; economic growth and trade; education and training; and global health and the environment. Dr. Tully Cornick led Higher Education for Development as the organization strengthened ties between U.S. and host country higher education institutions and other partners, which resulted in strong partnerships and sustainable results in developing countries. Dr. Cornick came to Higher Education for Development after extensive experience and knowledge in international development and more than two decades of experience at the USAID. Former HED Board Terry Hartle, (Board Chair), American Council on Education Dr. James McKenney, American Association of Community Colleges Dr. George Mehaffy, American Association of State Colleges and Universities Dr. John Vaughn, Association of American Universities Ms. Maureen Budetti, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities Mr. Kerry Bolognese, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (formerly National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges) Former HED Advisory Council Dr. J. Michael Adams, President, Fairleigh Dickinson University Dr. William Bertrand, Executive Director, Payson Center for International Development & Technology Transfer Tulane University Dr. Jeffrey Gorrell, Professor and Dean College of Education and Human Development George Mason University Dr. John Hudzik, Vice President, Global Engagement and Strategic Projects Michigan State University Dr. Bobby Moser, (Chair), Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean, College of Food Agriculture and Environmental Sciences The Ohio State University Dr. Nicolas van de Walle, Associate Dean of International Studies, Cornell University Dr. John Welty, President, California State University-Fresno Dr. Carolyn Williams, President, Bronx Community College Dr. Handy Williamson,