Board of Directors

Marshall Smith

 

Most recently from January 2009 to June 2010, Marshall (Mike) S. Smith was a senior advisor to Arne Duncan and the Director of the International Affairs at the U. S. Department of Education. Prior to that, from 2001-2009, he directed the Education Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation where he focused on improving student achievement, reforming California’s education system, and initiating and sustaining Open Education Resources to provide world wide access for all to quality educational materials.

Mike was the Under Secretary of the U. S. Department of Education from 1993-2000. As Under Secretary, Smith was a key player in helping define the Clinton Administration’s education agenda, which focused on the need to raise educational achievement for all students and increase their opportunities to pursue postsecondary education and lifelong learning. He directed the development of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, the Improving America’s Schools Act, and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act — landmark legislation that became law with strong bipartisan support in Congress.