Chris is the founding principal and CEO of Science Leadership Academy Schools, a network of progressive public schools in Philadelphia, PA considered to be pioneers of the School 2.0 movement. Chris is the co-founder of Inquiry Schools which is dedicated to helping schools become more empowering, modern learning spaces.

Chris has won the McGraw Prize in Education and has been named Outstanding Leader of the Year by the International Society of Technology in Education. Chris is co-author of Building School 2.0: How to Create the Schools We Need with Zac Chase and father to Jakob and Theo.

Zac brings a wealth of experience to discussions on essential educational reading and research. With a background that includes classroom teaching, district administration, and work in state and federal policy, Zac offers a unique and practical perspective on the key issues and foundational knowledge relevant to educators today. He's worked with schools and school systems across four continents, specializing in creating more humane, inquiry-driven, project-based curricula responsive to local and global contexts. 

He's also a dad to two great kids in a house with two dogs, four chickens, and more fish than he can count.