Board of Directors
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush served as governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. As governor, he focused on reforming education. Florida students have made the greatest gains in achievement, and Florida is one of a handful of states that have narrowed the achievement gap. Before launching a run for the Republican presidential nomination in June of 2015, Governor Bush led his own successful consulting business, Jeb Bush and Associates, whose clients ranged from small technology start-ups to well-known Fortune 500 companies.Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor is Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Moelis & Company. He is also a member of the Moelis & Company Board of Directors. Mr. Cantor, who has more than 25 years of political and business experience, was formerly United States Representative for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District and House Majority Leader. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives between 2001-2014.Gary Chartrand
Gary Chartrand is the Executive Chairman of Acosta, a leading full-service sales and marketing agency, providing outsourced sales, merchandising, marketing and promotional services to manufacturers in the consumer packaged goods industry. In 2007, Chartrand led a community effort to help bring Teach for America to Jacksonville, Fla. Jacksonville was the second city in Florida to have attracted Teach for America to its community. In 2009, Gary and Nancy Chartrand made a pledge gift to KIPP schools of Jacksonville to help bring the first KIPP school to Florida. Because of his passion for education, coupled with his business and leadership experience, Governor Rick Scott appointed Mr. Chartrand to the Florida State Board of education in 2011.