Join nationally recognized education leaders

Greg M. Darnieder
Senior Advisor on the College Access Initiative of the U.S. Department of Education, named by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in 2009.  The College Access Initiative supports the presidential challenge to increase college degrees received by those who enter college to 8.2 million by the year 2020.

Ronald F. Ferguson, PhD 
Creator of the Tripod Project for School Improvement, the faculty co-chair and director of the Achievement Gap Initiative (AGI) at Harvard University and faculty co-director of the Pathways to Prosperity Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is a senior lecturer in education and public policy at the Graduate School of Education and the Kennedy School of Government, and a senior research associate at the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. 

John Merrow, EdD
John Merrow is currently PBS NewsHour’s Education Correspondent and President of Learning Matters. His work has been distinguished by many prestigious awards – he has won the George Polk Award, two George Foster Peabody Awards, three Emmy nominations and more. 

David Moore, EdD    Moderator 
David Moore, Senior Vice President of Programs, oversees the full program of the National Academy Foundation ensuring consistent alignment to strategic priorities and disciplined focus on producing outcomes and bringing strong real-world experiences into schools. He also served as the Chief Operating Officer at the Forum for Youth Investment and Partner and Vice President at Collaborative Communications.