Barbara K. Mistick is the president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
[3][4] Mistick helped the private non-profit higher education sector navigate the U.S. federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the various rounds of relief funding.
She then attended the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business where she earned her MBA in 1993.
[13][14] She became president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in September 2019.
The book was written in conjunction with Karie Willyerd and provides readers recommendations on how to stay relevant in professional settings amid a changing labor market.