Stephen Mayfield joined SHEEO in December 2025 as a Senior Policy Analyst. His work supports SHEEO’s research and policy initiatives, with a focus on state postsecondary data systems, noncredit mobility, and student basic needs.

Prior to joining SHEEO, Dr. Mayfield served as a Research Education Analyst at RTI International, where he worked on analytic tasks for the Department of Education’s major postsecondary studies (NPSAS, BPS), led teams contributing to federal reports such as the Condition of Education and the Digest of Education Statistics, and conducted research on the nation’s college and university landscape for the National Science Foundation. Earlier in his career, Dr. Mayfield directed institutional research efforts at Gwinnett Technical College and served as Assistant Director of Foundation Relations at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Dr. Mayfield earned a Ph.D. in higher education from the University of Georgia and a bachelor’s degree in international economics and modern languages from Georgia State University.