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…
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 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…
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…
Monique Idlett-Mosley
CEO
Monique Idlett‐Mosley is a globally recognized entertainment pioneer. Her power and influence stem from a unique blend of business…
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…
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…
Dan Porterfield
President and CEO, The Aspen Institute
Dan Porterfield is President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a global nonprofit organization committed to realizing a free,…
Emeritus Members
- David Britt
- Kati Haycock
- Arturo Pacheco
- Donald N. Langenberg (deceased)
- Bob Schwartz
- Roger Wilkins (deceased)