Our Team

We are a team of accomplished researchers, policy experts, operational staff, government relations strategists, and communicators. We share a passion for using evidence-based state policy to improve the lives of young children and their families, generating lifelong success stories for individuals, as well as strengthening the economies and communities in every state.

Senior Leadership

Executive Director and Professor of Early Childhood Education and Policy at Peabody College at Vanderbilt University
Deputy Director
Director of Data and Analytics
Director of Research
Operations Manager
Policy Director
Managing Director of Strategy and Partnerships

Policy Team

Senior Equity Research Associate
Policy Research Associate
State Policy Analyst
Assistant Policy Director
Senior State Policy Analyst
State Policy Analyst
Policy Research Associate
Senior Policy Research Associate

Data Team

Research and Evaluation Data Manager
Senior Data Analyst
Data Analyst
Data Analyst
Senior Data Analyst

Research and Evaluation Team

Senior Research Associate
Research Associate
Research Manager
Senior Research Associate
Research Associate

Outreach and Engagement Team

Senior State Relations Associate
Senior Events Coordinator

Operations Team

Executive Assistant
Administrative Coodinator

Support Team

Graduate Research Associate
Graduate Research Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant
Senior Student Associate—Outreach Team
Graduate Research Assistant — Research and Evaluation Team