Composed of leaders from finance, education, research, legal, nonprofit, and business communities, Committee for Children’s board of directors serves as the governing body charged with providing oversight and counsel on matters related to the organization’s mission, vision, strategic plan and financial sustainability. The composition of the board reflects a broad range of expertise, with all members demonstrating a strong commitment to fostering the safety and well-being of children through social and emotional learning and development. Kumar Mehta, PhD President × Kumar Mehta, PhD President Dr. Kumar Mehta is the bestselling author of The Innovation Biome: A Sustained Business Environment Where Innovation Thrives. He is the founder of Bridges Insight, a think tank helping organizations in the public and private sectors accelerate their rates of innovation. Dr. Mehta currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg Center for the Digital Future and speaks around the world about innovation, disruption, and preparing for an uncertain future. Previously, he was the CEO of Course5 Intelligence, an innovative data-analytics company employing more than a thousand professionals worldwide. He also spent 14 years at Microsoft Corporation in a variety of roles. Dr. Mehta holds a PhD in pharmaceutical socioeconomics from the University of Iowa. He joined the board in 2016. Tom Weeks, PhD Vice President and Secretary × Tom Weeks, PhD Vice President and Secretary Tom Weeks is the former executive director of human resources for Seattle Public Schools, as well as a former Seattle City Council member, where he sponsored Seattle’s first Families and Education levy as chair of the Human Services and Education Committee. Mr. Weeks has served on numerous education-related boards, including Lakeside School District, the New School Foundation, and League of Education Voters, and has been a lecturer at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. He holds a PhD in public policy from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College. Tom enjoys athletics and has coached girls’ high school teams in basketball, volleyball, and softball. David Parker Treasurer × David Parker Treasurer Biography coming soon. Board Members John C. Andrews × John C. Andrews John is retired from a long career in high-tech sales management. He worked for both small and large high-tech companies such as Computer Associates, Digital Equipment Corporation, and Unisys. He also worked for several consulting services firms specializing in business and technology consulting, including KPMG Consulting, Statera, and Aquent. His most recent position was as the vice president of international sales at Daptiv Software, a company that specialized in project portfolio management solutions. He is currently involved in angel investing and commercial real estate. John served on the International committee at CFC and joined the CFC Board in 2016. J.J. Jones × J.J. Jones Biography coming soon. Maria Langworthy × Maria Langworthy Maria Langworthy is a global leader accelerating innovation in education by spearheading new edtech and AI products. She focuses on value creation for learners in her work with education systems across the P20W spectrum. Her thought leadership includes speaking at over 300 US and international events and publishing on new models of education. In her two decades of leadership roles at tech startups, Microsoft, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she has built industry-defining teaching and learning experience models and has successfully scaled global partnerships centered on using data to improve learning systems. She is currently a founder and managing partner at CampusEvolve, a new company building generative AI products for student success. José Salgado × José Salgado Biography coming soon.