Capital Class with Tom Vander Ark

Season #2, Episode #1: Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart 

In today's episode, Adam sat down with Tom Vander Ark.

Tom Vander Ark is an advocate for innovations in learning. As CEO of Getting Smart, he advises schools, districts, networks, foundations and learning organizations on the path forward. A prolific writer and speaker, Tom is author of Getting Smart, Smart Cities That Work for Everyone, Smart Parents, Better Together, The Power of Place and Difference Making at the Heart of Learning and has published thousands of articles and co-authored more than 50 books and white papers. He writes regularly on GettingSmart.com, LinkedIn, and contributes to Forbes.

Previously he served as the first Executive Director of Education for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Tom served as a public school superintendent in Washington State and has extensive private sector experience. Tom is a board member for Education Board Partners, Director for 4.0 Schools, Digital Learning Institute, Latinx Education Collaborative, Mastery Transcript Consortium and eduInnovation and an Advisor for One Stone and Teton Science Schools.

Learn more about Tom Vander Ark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomvanderark/ 

Stay up to date on Tom's continuous work via Twitter @tvanderark

Produced by Old Soul