Ben Fenton

Together with several other social entrepreneurs, Ben co-founded New Leaders in 2000. In his current role as Chief Strategy Officer, Ben leads the organization’s policy and practice services, helping states and districts develop new policies, strategies and tools for principal evaluation and principal effectiveness. A recognized expert on principal quality, he is the lead author of the New Leaders white papers “Principal Effectiveness” and “Evaluating Principals,” and he co-led the development of the Urban Excellence Framework, a detailed field guide of the school practices and principal actions found in high-gaining urban public schools. Ben is a founding board member of Teach Plus, a nonprofit dedicated to retaining and developing great teachers. He is a former consultant at McKinsey & Co., focusing on marketing and operational efficiency. Ben is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School, where he received the Fiske award for excellence in teaching in the Economics Department