Featured Alumni

JOHN WHITE

The Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2010
Deputy Chancellor for Talent, Labor, and Innovation
New York City Department of Education, N.Y.

“Excellent preparation for adult life is not just an issue of individual civil rights; it is an imperative for our nation's future. In an increasingly competitive world, making this promise to every child and every family means that schools and school systems have to be performance organizations, with the capabilities we would expect of any other organization on whose shoulders rest our security and our aspirations. In order to achieve this, adults will have to change, and leaders will have to lead that change.”

John White currently serves as the deputy chancellor for talent, labor, and innovation at the New York City Department of Education. Among his responsibilities are human capital development; management of the school portfolio; and management of the Innovation Zone, a network of schools piloting industry-changing products. Previously, he served as chief executive officer for portfolio, where he was responsible for developing new schools, closing failing schools, and adjusting grade levels, enrollments and locations of existing schools. White has also served as deputy chief operating officer for the Department. Prior to joining the Department, White served as executive director for Teach For America Chicago and Teach For America New Jersey, serving on the organization's national Strategy Committee. He holds a bachelor's degree in English with distinction from the University of Virginia.  White is a member of the 2010 class of The Broad Superintendents Academy.