Mark Kantrowitz, MS

Mark Kantrowitz is the publisher of PrivateStudentLoans.guru, a free website about student loans. He is an expert on student financial aid, scholarships, 529 plans, and student loans. Mark has been quoted in more than 10,000 newspaper and magazine articles about college admissions and financial aid. He has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Reuters, U.S. News & World Report, MarketWatch, Money Magazine, Forbes, Newsweek, and Time. Mark is the author of five bestselling books on scholarships and financial aid and holds eight patents. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Student Financial Aid, the editorial advisory board of Bottom Line/Personal, and is a member of the board of trustees of the Center for Excellence in Education. He holds bachelor’s degrees in mathematics and philosophy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.