Faculty and speakers include current and former urban superintendents, CEOs of highly regarded organizations, senior government officials and other experts. When faculty and speakers share their unique advice and perspectives, Fellows gain invaluable insight on the most effective leadership, management and innovation strategies currently practiced in any field.
Faculty and speakers have included:
Wanda Bamberg, Superintendent, Aldine Independent School District
Michael Bennet, U.S. Senator and former Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
Carl Cohn, former Superintendent, Long Beach Unified School District
Rudy Crew, former Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Rachel Curtis, Consultant, Human Capital Strategies for Urban Schools
Dr. Xavier De La Torre, Superintendent, Santa Clara County Office of Education, and former Superintendent, Socorro Independent School District
Mike Feinberg, Co-Founder of KIPP and Superintendent, KIPP Houston
Howard Fuller, Director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning at Marquette University
Brad Jupp, Senior Program Advisor on Teacher Initiatives, U.S. Department of Education
Don McAdams, former President, Houston Independent School District Board of Education
Tom Payzant, former Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Doug Prouty, President, Montgomery County Education Association
Michelle Rhee, Founder and CEO, StudentsFirst and former Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools
Henry Roman, President, Denver Classroom Teachers Association
Adam Urbanski, President, Rochester Teachers Association; Vice President, American Federation of Teachers
Every year, we also hear from some of our graduates, including:
John Barry, Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools
Tom Boasberg, Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
Jean-Claude Brizard, CEO, Chicago Public Schools
John Covington, Chancellor, Education Achievement Authority, Detroit, Mich.
John Deasy, Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School District
Deborah Gist, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education, Rhode Island Department of Education
Maria Goodloe-Johnson, former Superintendent, Seattle Public Schools
Peter Gorman, former Superintendent, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Bill Hite, Superintendent/CEO, The School District of Philadelphia and former Superintendent, Prince George's County Public Schools
Vincent Matthews, Superintendent, San Jose Unified School District
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Superintendent, Santa Ana Unified School District
Shael Polakow-Suransky, Deputy Chancellor, New York City Department of Education
Mark Roosevelt, former Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Joel Rose, Co-Founder and CEO, New Classrooms Innovation Partners and former CEO, School of One
Robert Runcie, Superintendent, Broward County Public Schools
Abelardo Saavedra, former Superintendent, Houston Independent School District
