Martin West is the academic dean and Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is also editor-in-chief of Education Next, a journal...
Dr. Russell Booker is CEO of the Spartanburg Academic Movement in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he champions education as a pathway to leadership, service, and opportunity for every child. He previously served as Superintendent of Spartanburg County...
In September 2025, John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. was appointed as Executive Director of the McGraw Center for Educational Leadership, and a Senior Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. His 40-year career in higher education...
Christian Rhodes serves as Chief National Impact Officer at Harlem Children's Zone, where he leads the National Impact Team in advancing cradle-to-career strategies across the country. He drives this work through four core areas for national change...
The essential question animating Jeff’s career — whether in working with children, educators, or executives — has always been: how can we create learning experiences that are deep, powerful, and enduring?
In 2015, Jeff co-founded Transcend, together with...
Dr. Kyla Johnson-Trammell is a civic leader and systems-change strategist working at the intersection of public education, cross-sector partnership, and community transformation. As CEO of Oakland Thrives, she leads a citywide effort to align public...
Michael Matsuda is a nationally recognized 21st-century education leader known for innovation, entrepreneurship, and compassion. As former Superintendent of the Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD), Matsuda spearheaded the development of the Career...