Barbara O'Brien

The Hon. Barbara O'Brien is president at Get Smart Schools. Previously a Senior Fellow at the Piton Foundation, O'Brien is the former Lt. Governor of Colorado. She is a long-time advocate for young children and teens, and has a history of innovative policy initiatives. O'Brien spent 16 years as president of the Colorado Children's Campaign, a statewide public policy and advocacy nonprofit organization. Her leadership has produced major statewide policy initiatives that increased funding for schools, created charter schools, expanded early childhood education, increased access to health care for uninsured children, reduced teen smoking and expanded after-school programs.