Join the Social Enterprise Initiative for a Social Impact Leadership Series talk with Ron Huberman, MBA '00, AM '00, on Answers to the Education Crisis: The Role of Entrepreneurs.
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Ron Huberman is executive chair of TeacherMatch, an Advanced Education Talent Management company in the K-12 education technology space that utilizes predictive analytics to assess and rank teacher candidates on the likelihood of their ability to deliver measurable student growth.
After nearly two decades of public service for the city of Chicago, including CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Ron Huberman joined the private sector in 2011 and co-founded TeacherMatch® — an Advanced Education Talent Management company in the K-12 education technology space that utilizes predictive analytics to assess and rank teacher candidates on the likelihood of their ability to deliver measurable student growth. This revolutionary new hiring tool is now being used throughout the U.S. as well as in Canada and China.
While serving as CEO/Superintendent of the third largest school system in the country with over 675 schools and more than 400,000 students, Ron instituted sweeping reforms including online assessment of all students, innovative accountability measures, and a first-of-its-kind student safety plan. Additionally, he met regularly with educational experts to develop a set of strategic priorities — among them advancing teacher recruitment and retention, updating school security, cutting fat from the district's nearly $6 billion budget, and transferring available resources to local schools. On January 13, 2011, the Chicago City Council approved a resolution honoring Huberman for his service — praising him as "a dynamic leader who has demonstrated a widely admired commitment to improving the city's public school system," and stating that his "hard work, sacrifice and dedication serve as an example to all."
Ron received a Bachelor's Degree in English and Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Social Work and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago — where he was both a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow, and an Albert Schweitzer Fellow. In 2009, Huberman was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award by the prestigious Booth Graduate School of Business/University of Chicago.
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Speaker Profiles
Ron Huberman (Speaker) '00
Executive Chair, TeacherMatch