Thomas Murray

After serving at the elementary and secondary levels as both a teacher and a principal, and then at the district level, Tom now serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of All4Ed located in Washington, D.C. He has testified before the United States Congress and has previously worked alongside that body and the US Senate, the White House, the US Department of Education and state departments of education, and school districts throughout the country to implement student-centered learning. Murray serves as a regular conference keynote, and has previously been named one of the “Top 100 Influencers in Education” by District Administration, one of “20 to Watch” by NSBA, the “National/Global EdTech Leader of the Year”, the “Education Thought Leader of the Year”, and the “Education Policy Person of the Year” by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. His last two books, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow's Schools, Today, and Personal & Authentic: Designing Learning Experiences that Impact a Lifetime are both best-sellers. Connect with him at thomascmurray.com.