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Dana Peterson

CEO
New Schools for New Orleans


Dana Peterson is the CEO of New Schools for New Orleans, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that every child in the city has access to an excellent public school. In this role, he leads efforts to strengthen the conditions that allow great schools, educators, and communities to thrive - working across the ecosystem to support school leaders, advance policies that expand opportunity, and invest in initiatives that help make New Orleans one of the best places in the country to teach and learn. With nearly two decades of experience in education leadership and policy, Peterson has played a key role in efforts to improve schools and expand opportunity for students across Louisiana. He writes and speaks about education reform, civic leadership, and the lessons New Orleans offers communities across the country seeking to expand opportunity for students. Previously, Peterson served as Assistant State Superintendent at the Louisiana Department of Education and as CEO of the Baton Rouge Achievement Zone. Earlier in his career, he served as Deputy Superintendent of External Affairs of the Recovery School District. Peterson is the founding board chair of the New Orleans Career Center and founder and chair of alignED New Orleans. He currently serves on the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Houston and an MBA from Tulane University. He is a Pahara-Aspen Education Fellow and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network. Dana lives in New Orleans with his wife, Karen, and is a member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church.

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