Diego Arambula

Diego Arambula is the Vice President for Education Transformation at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. As Vice President, Diego leads ambitious, actionable strategies and builds partnerships with educators, policy makers, parents, employers, and community based organizations to advance Carnegie’s mission.  Diego joins the foundation with more than 20 years of education experience. Most recently, Diego served as a Managing Partner with Transcend, where he worked with Superintendents, principals and teachers across the country to explore how to best reimagine learning environments to prepare all children to thrive. Before that he served as the founder and Executive Director of GO Public Schools Fresno, an education advocacy nonprofit focused on unlocking demand for radically re-envisioned school models. Diego began his work in public education at Summit Public Schools, a leading network of charter public schools headquartered in Redwood City. While there he served as a classroom teacher, a founding principal, and the Chief Growth & Innovation Officer. He continues his passion for transformational change in education and in Fresno through his position on multiple boards. In 2020 he was appointed to an 8-year term as trustee for the California State University (CSU) system, the largest and most diverse postsecondary system in the nation. He serves as Vice Chair for the full board, and as Chair of the Education Policy Committee. He also chairs the Central Valley Community Foundation and until June 2025 chaired the board for Summit Public Schools. He received his A.B. in government from Harvard University and a Master’s in Education from Stanford University. He lives in Fresno with his wife, Chandelle, and their two school-aged daughters, Camila and Lola.