Featured Alumni

PETE GORMAN

The Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2004
Superintendent
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, N.C.

“I have had the pleasure of spending the majority of my career in urban communities, and have developed an understanding that students in urban districts face unique challenges that I feel is my duty to address. I have focused on increasing student learning and achievement, creating an environment in which employees are accountable for their actions and creating a school district that is responsive to the public. I look forward to building on these experiences as the superintendent of a large urban system."

In April 2006, Pete Gorman was appointed superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and he began leading the district's 150 schools and more than 126,000 students in the summer of 2006. He previously served as superintendent of the Tustin Unified School District, a school system with over 20,000 students and 29 schools encompassing the City of Tustin, as well as portions of Irvine and Santa Ana in Orange County, Calif. Prior to assuming this position, he served in various capacities within the 150,000-student Orange County Public Schools in Orlando, Fla., including area superintendent, chief information officer and chief operating officer for business and finance. Gorman previously served as assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction with Osceola County Public Schools in Florida and as principal of Lyman High School with Seminole County Public Schools in Florida. Gorman received a Bachelor of Arts in education from Michigan State University, a master’s in education and a doctorate in education from the University of Central Florida, and an M.B.A. from Rollins College. He has completed post-doctoral work at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Teachers College at Columbia University.