Jared Bigham

Dr. Jared Bigham is the co-founder and CEO of myCredential. He is a fourth generation educator with over 20 years of experience in the field as a practitioner, in policy development and advocacy, as a consultant, and in coalition building. He has served as a teacher, elementary principal, high school principal, and supervising principal of a K-12 feeder pattern. Jared has also served as a senior advisor on Workforce and has managed state-wide coalitions, as well as developing and overseeing cradle-to-career initiatives in communities in multiple states. Jared has served on multiple state and national committees, in addition to the position of executive director for the Tennessee Rural Education Association and as the director of college and career readiness for TN SCORE. He is a contributor to national education blogs like Edweek.org and the author of three books. Jared has also served as an adjunct instructor, teaching classes in leadership, philosophy of education, and school/community relations.