Board of Directors
John B. King Jr.
President and CEO
John B. King Jr. is the president and CEO of The Education Trust, a national nonprofit organization that seeks…
Russlynn Ali
Managing Director, Education, Emerson Collective
Russlynn Ali is managing director of the education fund at the Emerson Collective. Previously, she served as assistant secretary…
David V. Britt
President and CEO (retired), Sesame Workshop
David V. B. Britt is a member of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families at the National Academies…
José Luis Cruz
Executive Vice Chancellor & University Provost, The City University of New York
José Luis Cruz is the chair of the board of directors of The Education Trust and Executive Vice Chancellor…
Yolie Flores
Former School Board Member, Los Angeles Unified School District
Yolie Flores is chief program officer for the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, a collaborative effort of foundations, nonprofits, states,…
James Forman Jr.
Professor of Law, Yale Law School
A professor at Yale Law School, his alma mater, James Forman was a law clerk early in his career…
Lisa Globeter
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…
Peter Groff
Former President, Colorado Senate
Peter C. Groff is the principal and chief strategist at MCG2 Consulting, LLC, and is a noted education policy…
Jesse Jackson
Chief Learning Officer for Consumer & Community Banking
Jesse serves in the dual roles of firmwide head of Learning and Talent Solutions for JPMorgan Chase and the…
Lisette Nieves
Director of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program, NYU Steinhardt
Lisette Nieves is currently a Full Clinical Professor and Director of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program at NYU…
Arturo Pacheco
Director, Center for Research on Education Reform, University of Texas, El Paso
Arturo Pacheco retired in 2015 as El Paso Electric Company Professor of Education Research and director of the Center…
Dan Porterfield
President and CEO of the Aspen Institute
Daniel R. Porterfield, Ph.D., has served as President and CEO of the Aspen Institute since June 2018. Previously, Dan…
Board of Directors
Kati Haycock
Founder and CEO (Retired)
Kati Haycock is one of the nation's leading advocates in the field of education.She currently serves as CEO of…
Emeritus Members
- Donald N. Langenberg
- Bob Schwartz
- Roger Wilkins (deceased)