Jay Westover, co-founder and chief learning officer of InnovateEd, has provided leadership training and school improvement consulting in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education, state departments of education, colleges, educational service centers, and school districts across North America. Jay can be reached at jayw@InnovateEd.com.

Chris Steinhauser served as superintendent of the Long Beach Unified School District from 2002 to 2020; the fourth largest school district in California. Chris has earned a national reputation for improving student achievement and closing achievement and opportunity gaps. Chris can be reached at chriss@InnovateEd.com.