Dr. Peter Gorman brings more than 30 years of experience in education to his role as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Peter Gorman Leadership Associates. He is also the Managing Director of Academies for Atlantic Research Partners which prepares aspiring superintendents. He previously spent four years as Executive Vice President of Education Services with News Corp. He began his career as a second-grade teacher in Orlando, Florida. He worked as a teacher, principal and district-level administrator in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties in Florida before becoming superintendent of schools in Tustin, California. In 2006, he became superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina. Under his leadership, the district won the 2011 Broad Prize in Urban Education, which recognizes increases in student achievement and closing of achievement gaps. He graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. He also holds a master’s in business administration from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, and a master’s and doctorate in education leadership from the University of Central Florida.