Board of Directors
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…
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…
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…
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
President, Lehman College
José Luis Cruz is president of Lehman College of the City University of New York. Before coming to Lehman,…
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…
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…
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,…
Founder and President Emeritus
Kati Haycock
Founder and CEO (Retiring)
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)