New Leaders

Great leaders = Great schools TM

WHY DOES LEADERSHIP MATTER?

Leadership is critical to transforming a school and raising student achievement. It's the adults who make the biggest difference to a school's success.

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"Being afforded this [New Leader] network pushes me to continue to learn, grow, and improve, and this has shaped me as a leader." David Kovach, Cohort 5, Chicago

Board of Directors

Jay Altman, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, FirstLine Schools

Josh Bekenstein, Managing Director, Bain Capital, LLC

Christopher M. Chadwick, President, Boeing Military Aircraft Integrated Defense System

Jean Desravines, Chief Executive Officer, New Leaders

Barbara Hyde, President, J.R. Hyde III Family Foundation

Mike Johnston, Colorado State Senator, Senate District 33 and Co-Founder, New Leaders

S. Joshua Lewis, Founder and Managing Partner, Salmon River Capital

Ted Mitchell (Board Chair), Chief Executive Officer, NewSchools Venture Fund

Jonathan Schnur, Co-Founder, New Leaders and Executive Chairman and Co-Founder, America Achieves

Naomi O. Seligman, Senior Partner, Ostriker von Simson, Inc.

Jan Rock Zubrow, Founder and President, MedCapital, LLC.