Stacey Childress leads NewSchools Venture Fund, a national venture philanthropy. NewSchools finds, funds, and supports teams of educators and entrepreneurs who... Read more about Stacey Childress
David Coleman became the ninth president of the College Board – the nonprofit education membership organization – in October 2012. Prior joining the College... Read more about David Coleman
CEO and Co-Founder, Empower Schools Chairman, Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Co-Founder, Transforming Education
Chris Gabrieli is the CEO of Empower Schools, Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, and a lecturer at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education... Read more about Chris Gabrieli
Co-Founder, President, & Superintendent, IDEA Public Schools
JoAnn Gama was born and raised in the north side of Houston. After graduating from Sam Houston High School in 1993, JoAnn attended Boston University on a full... Read more about JoAnn Gama
Former Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools President and CEO, Peter Gorman Leadership Associates, LLC
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... Read more about Peter Gorman
President, Guidera Strategy Founder, Former President & CEO, Data Quality Campaign
Aimee Rogstad Guidera is the former President and CEO of the Data Quality Campaign (DQC), a national, nonprofit organization leading the effort to empower... Read more about Aimee Rogstad Guidera
Aleesia Johnson has been an educator for 17 years. She was named superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in June 2019 and is the first African... Read more about Aleesia Johnson
President and CEO, The Education Trust Former U.S. Secretary of Education
John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to identify and close educational opportunity... Read more about John B. King, Jr.
Patricia Levesque is the CEO of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), a leading education policy organization founded by former Florida... Read more about Patricia Levesque
Jim is founder and managing partner of Foundry.ai, an artificial intelligence technology studio. He was founder, CEO and Chairman of Applied Predictive... Read more about Jim Manzi
As Chief Operating Officer, Julia Rafal-Baer, Ph.D., develops Chiefs for Change’s organizational capacity for sustained growth, strengthens our decision-making... Read more about Julia Rafal-Baer
Andrew J. Rotherham is a co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit organization working to support educational innovation... Read more about Andrew J. Rotherham
John French Professor in Economics, Dartmouth College
Dr. Douglas Staiger is the John Sloan Dickey Third Century Professor in the Social Sciences at Dartmouth College. Before joining Dartmouth in 1998, he was a... Read more about Doug Staiger
Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Chairman, Chiefs for Change
John White was named Louisiana State Superintendent of Education in January of 2012. That year he launched Louisiana Believes, the state’s plan to ensure every... Read more about John White
