Gene Pinkard

Gene Pinkard

Director, K-12 Leadership, Education and Society Program

Gene Pinkard serves as Director, K-12 Leadership. A longtime educator and leader, he leads the Aspen Education urban district networks which support superintendents, chief academic officers, and other leaders as they deepen their learning and refine improvement strategies. Gene was most recently the Chief of School Design and Continuous Improvement at DC Public Schools, where he led school improvement, innovation, and strategic planning. Previously, Gene championed equity initiatives and social emotional and academic development in his roles as a principal supervisor for middle schools, and as principal in traditional public and charter schools. Gene currently serves as a board officer for the Folger Shakespeare Library and Honored, a national nonprofit supporting teachers. He has been an advisor on local and national media, adjunct graduate school faculty, and hosted the Aspen Ed & Society podcast “Tomorrow’s Principal.”

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