StudentsFirst

Leadership & Staff

Tim Melton former Michigan state legislator

• V.P. of Legislative Affairs

George Parker

• Senior Fellow

Tali Stein

• V.P. of Development

Hari Sevugan

• V.P. of Communications

Dmitri Mehlhorn Partner at investment firm Vidinovo and charter school supporter

• COO

Enoch Woodhouse CEO Murmuration (Ed Reform / Analytics)

• Former VP Operations ('11→'14)*

James Blew Trump nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education

• Former President*

Kathleen deLaski

• Former Senior Strategy Advisor ('11→'12)*

Troy Bell

• Deputy State Director, Florida (past)

Owners

50CAN The 50-state Campaign for Achievement Now

• Merger

Board Members

Michelle Rhee Founder, StudentsFirst

• Founder & CEO [+1]

• Board Member

Jalen Rose ESPN NBA Countdown Analyst

• Board Member

Blair H Taylor President & CEO, LA Urban League

• Board Member

Joseph W. Saunders Chairman and CEO of VISA

• Board Member

Joel Klein Oscar Health CEO, former CEO of News Corp's Educational Division; chair of Education Reform Now

• Board Member

Roland Martin American journalist

• Board Member

Jennifer M Johnson President and COO, Franklin Resources also known as Franklin Templeton; will become CEO February 11, 2020

• Board Member

Floyd Harold Flake US Representative from New York

• Board Member

Bill Cosby Comedian, Actor

• Board Member

Connie Chung

• Board Member

Donors

American Federation for Children Education reform group founded in 2010 by billionaire Republican donor Betsy DeVos

• Donation · 700,000 USD ('11)

The Broad Foundation

• Grant

Donations

Teach Great Sinquefield PAC - Organized to promote the teacher-tenure initiative petition

• Donation/Grant · 31,000 USD (Feb 24 '14)

Todd Richardson Missouri Republican legislator

• Donation · 8,000 USD ('12→'14)

Kira Orange Jones Member, Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE)

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Sep 15 '11)

Holly Boffy Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Candidate

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Sep 15 '11)

Chas Roemer Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Candidate

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Sep 15 '11)

James D. Garvey, Jr. Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) Candidate

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Sep 29 '11)

Child Organizations

StudentsFirstNY Inc. NY offshoot of Michelle Rhee education organization

• affiliate (past)

Services & Transactions

SKDK Lobbying firm

• consultant

Miscellaneous Relationships

Common Core State Standards The Common Core State Standards

• supported by