The Education Trust’s Board of Directors provides guidance, oversight, and support. We’re grateful for their wise counsel and enduring commitment to equity and justice.
Board of Directors
Denise Forte
President and CEO
Denise Forte (pronounced “fort”) is the president and CEO at The Education Trust.
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Lisa Gelobter
CEO and Co-founder of tEQuitable
Lisa Gelobter is the CEO and Co-founder of tEQuitable. Using technology to make workplaces more equitable, tEQuitable provides an independent, confidential platform to address issues of bias, harassment, and discrimination.
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Nadia Diaz Funn
Cora Consulting, LLC CEO
Nadia Diaz Funn is the founder and CEO of Cora Consulting, LLC, a Los Angeles-based firm focused on supporting philanthropic and nonprofit organizations to maximize their impact through strategic advising, planning, capacity building and stakeholder engagement.
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Jesse Jackson
Head of Product for Firmwide Employee Experience
Jesse Jackson serves as the Head of Product for Firmwide Employee Experience for JPMorgan Chase. His responsibilities include the global management and strategy development of this human capital focused function.
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Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón
President Emeritus
An American by choice, Dr. Eduardo Padrón arrived in the United States as a teenage refugee in 1961. Since 1995, he has served as President of Miami Dade College (MDC), the largest degree granting institution of higher education in America.
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Eric Rodriguez
Senior Vice President, UnidosUS
Eric Rodriguez is the UnidosUS senior vice president, where he oversees the Office of Policy and Advocacy. The Office of Policy and Advocacy directs the organization’s congressional and political affairs, public policy, and state policy efforts.
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Malbert Smith III, Ph.D.
CEO and co-founder, MetaMetrics
Malbert Smith III is the CEO and co-founder of MetaMetrics. Prior to MetaMetrics, he has worked on numerous research projects with the National Center for Education Statistics, the Gates Foundation, and others to study a myriad of issues such as summer reading loss, the effectiveness of the NAEP assessments, and English language learning.
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Tomeka Hart Wigginton
Founder and Principal, HarWigg Group
For almost 30 years, Tomeka Hart Wigginton has worked to improve education outcomes and increase social and economic mobility at the local, state, and national levels. Specializing in building and managing strategic partnerships and coalitions, she founded The HarWigg Group in 2023, a consulting firm serving nonprofit, public sector, and philanthropy leaders and organizations.
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- David Britt
- Kati Haycock
- Arturo Pacheco
- Donald N. Langenberg (deceased)
- Bob Schwartz
- Roger Wilkins (deceased)