Adam Gamoran
Adam Gamoran (born 1957) is an American sociologist. Early life and education. He obtained his Ph.D. in Sociology of Education from the University of Chicago in 1984. Career. Until 2013 he had held the John D. MacArthur Chair in Sociology and Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and chaired the Department of Sociology. He was also the director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research. A particular focus of his research has been school structure, educational inequality, and school reform. In 2013 he became the president of the William T. Grant Foundation, which funds social  science research meant to improve the lives of young people. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served two terms on the National Board for Education Sciences, both times appointed by President Barack Obama.