Dr. Arun Ramanathan is the former CEO of Pivot Learning, a nonprofit organization that helps schools and districts improve teaching and learning for all students. He has been an education leader, expert, and researcher in California, working as the Executive Director of the Education Trust-West, the Chief Student Services Officer for San Diego Unified, and the Research Director for the Modified Consent Decree in Los Angeles Unified. He is an immigrant and an English Learner who holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College, an M.Ed. from Boston College, and a doctorate from Harvard Graduate School of Education.