Advisory Board

Tiffany Taylor is a passionate, accomplished, and results-driven professional with over 20 years of experience in the education, non-profit, for-profit, and public sectors. She serves as President of the ASU+GSV Summit powered by Hyve & BETT, leading one...

Former college president and top federal policymaker Ted Mitchell became president of the American Council on Education (ACE) on September 1, 2017. Mitchell brings a wide array of experience and accomplishments from across the higher education sector to...

Atnre Alleyne is the co-founder and CEO of TeenSHARP, an organization that prepares students of color for top colleges and leadership. Atnre previously founded and led an education advocacy organization — DelawareCAN: The Delaware Campaign for...

Christopher N. Ruszkowski was recently named Chief Executive Officer of Meeting Street Schools in South Carolina, a unique network of independent and public schools of innovation that makes a twenty-year commitment to its students, from early childhood...

Andrew J. Rotherham is a co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit organization working to support educational innovation and improve outcomes for underserved students. Rotherham leads Bellwether’s Policy and Evaluation...

Dr. Rafal-Baer is the co-founder and CEO of ILO Group, a women-founded, leadership-focused education policy and strategy firm. She is also the founder and CEO of Women Leading Ed, a national network of women education leaders, and a co-founder and...

Patricia Levesque is the CEO of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), a leading education policy organization founded by former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. Working in more than 30 states across the nation, ExcelinEd develops customized...

Aleesia Johnson has been an educator for over two decades. She was named superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in June 2019 and is the first African American woman to serve in this capacity. In this role, Aleesia oversees the strategic...

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 child is on track to college or a professional career. In the time since, White has worked to...

Jim is founder and managing partner of Foundry.ai, an artificial intelligence technology studio. He was founder, CEO and Chairman of Applied Predictive Technologies (APT), which became the world’s largest cloud-based AI software company, and was sold to...