Marc Anderberg currently is the chief analyst for research and data development projects being conducted by the Center for Employability Outcomes, a think tank housed at the Texas State Technical College. The research is focused on identifying and validating the technical and soft skills employers deem essential to worker engagement, productivity and performance across all sectors of the economy. He served as the director of applied research in the Labor Market Information Division of the Texas Workforce Commission for twenty years. His duties there included identifying and profiling emerging demand occupations and managing the state’s automated student and adult learning follow-up system. Prior to working for the TWC, Mr. Anderberg was the state labor market analyst for JTPA programs administer by the Texas Department of Commerce. Previously he’d been the Director of Quality Workforce Planning serving the thirteen counties of the Texas Coastal Bend. He began his professional career teaching policy analysis and statistics at Macalester College.