Karen Hawley Miles is the CEO of Education Resource Strategies, a nonprofit organization that helps school systems improve their resource use and strategies to boost student learning. She has extensive experience in analyzing and reforming school funding, staffing, scheduling, and professional development systems. She has also taught at Harvard University and co-authored The Strategic School: Making the Most of People, Time and Money. She has a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Yale University and a Doctorate in Education from Harvard University. She loves reading, running, biking, and spending time with her family.