WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brian W. Jones, president of Strayer University, has been named a Pahara-Aspen Fellow by the Pahara Institute, together with the Aspen Institute. The Pahara-Aspen Fellowship seeks to strengthen and sustain diverse, high-potential leaders who are reimagining public education. The program provides participants the opportunity to reflect on the values in tensions involved in effective and enlightened leadership across the public, nonprofit and private sectors.
“The U.S. education system is today poised for incredible transformation and improvement. We need strong leaders to seize the opportunity to make impactful improvements in the way people learn from childhood through college and beyond. The fellowship is focused on finding, cohorting and developing these leaders”Tweet this
“The U.S. education system is today poised for incredible transformation and improvement. We need strong leaders to seize the opportunity to make impactful improvements in the way people learn from childhood through college and beyond. The fellowship is focused on finding, cohorting and developing these leaders”
“The U.S. education system is today poised for incredible transformation and improvement. We need strong leaders to seize the opportunity to make impactful improvements in the way people learn from childhood through college and beyond. The fellowship is focused on finding, cohorting and developing these leaders,” said Jones.
“I am honored to have joined the 2016 cohort of Pahara-Aspen fellows to engage for the next two years in a cross-sector dialogue on how we can move ideas into action by further developing key thinkers in the space. I look forward to the ongoing and robust exchange of ideas with this dynamic group of leaders to make a lasting difference within our respective organizations and in the broader education community,” Jones added.
The Pahara-Aspen Fellowship is a partnership between the Pahara and Aspen Institutes. Pahara-Aspen Fellows become part of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, which currently includes nearly 1,900 Fellows from 48 countries who are collectively making tremendous positive change in the world. Each year, the Pahara-Aspen Fellowship brings together leaders from across the country for programs that create an environment where the Fellows can expand their thinking and work toward new solutions to the challenges around public education in the U.S. Criteria for selection to this program include a proven track record of exceptional success in educational excellence and demonstrated potential for greater leadership at the highest levels of civic, government, and business responsibility.
Jones brings experience across sectors to the fellowship, having served in senior leadership roles in the business, education, and nonprofit sectors, and in state and federal government. Brian currently chairs the board of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and serves on the boards of directors of two District of Columbia charter schools and of College Loan Corporation. He previously served as chair of the D.C. Public Charter School Board (PCSB), the sole authorizer of public charter schools in the nation’s capital.
Jones was appointed Strayer University’s 15th president in 2015. He joined the university as its general counsel in 2012 and later spent a year working as part of the founding team of Strayer@Work, a business unit focused on providing customized skills development and employer funded degree programs to corporate clients. He previously served for four years as the U.S. Department of Education’s general counsel, a Senate-confirmed presidential appointment in the administration of President George W. Bush.
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About Strayer University
Strayer University has been in operation since 1892, and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (267-284-5000). The Middle States Commission on Higher Education is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The University offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business administration, accounting, economics, information systems, information technology, human resource management, education, health services administration, public administration, management and criminal justice to working adult students. The University includes Strayer@Work, which serves corporate clients by delivering the next generation of performance improvement and workforce development. Strayer University also offers an executive MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. For more information, visit www.strayer.edu or call 1-888-4-STRAYER (888-478-7293).