Background Information Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Karen
2 Children: Clare, Ryan.
Birth Date: Birthplace: Home City: Chicago, IL
Religion: Education:
Graduated, Sociology, Harvard University, 1987.
Professional Experience:
Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools, 2001-2008
Chicago Public Schools, 1998-2008
Director, Ariel Education Initiative, 1992-1998
Professional Basketball Player, Australia, 1987-1991.
Political Experience:
United States Secretary of Education, 2009-present
Appointed, United States Secretary of Education, January 20, 2009.
Organizations:
Former Board Member, Ariel Education Initiative
Former Board Member, Chicago Cares
Former Board Member, The Children's Center
Former Board Member, Golden Apple Foundation
Former Member, Board of Overseers, Harvard College
Former Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard University's Graduate School of Education
Former Board Member, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
Former Board Member, Jobs for America's Graduates
Former Board Member, Junior Achievement
Former Member, Dean's Advisory Board, Kellogg School of Management
Former Board Member, National Association of Basketball Coaches' Foundation
Former Board Member, Renaissance Schools Fund
Former Board Member, Scholarship Chicago
Former Board Member, South Side YMCA
Former Member, Visiting Committee, University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration.