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Bryan Hassel
Co-President
Bryan Hassel is Co-President of Public Impact®. He co-leads the Opportunity Culture® initiative and is a recognized expert on charter school excellence, school choice, teacher and principal effectiveness, and school funding systems. His work has appeared in Education Next, Education Week, and numerous other publications. He authored The Charter School Challenge: Avoiding the Pitfalls, Fulfilling the Promise and co-edited Learning from School Choice, both published by Brookings Institution Press. A frequent member of commissions and task forces on education issues, he served as a member of George W. Bush’s White House Commission on Excellence in Special Education. Hassel received his Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University and his master’s degree in politics from Oxford University, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar. He earned his B.A. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which he attended as a Morehead Scholar, and where he is president of the Golden Fleece Foundation Board, the university’s highest honorary organization.
Example projects: Hassel’s recent work includes co-leading Public Impact’s efforts to help schools create an Opportunity Culture® by extending the reach of excellent teachers to more students, for higher pay, within budget; assisting numerous states in developing their strategies for addressing chronically low-performing schools; and co-leading the firm’s work contributing to excellence in school choice initiatives. He co-authored the book Picky Parent Guide: Choose Your Child’s School with Confidence with Emily Ayscue Hassel, to help parents find high-quality schools that meet the needs of their children and families. He has served as a consultant to leaders in both the private and public sector working for improved U.S. education, from mayors and state leaders to executives in nonprofits and foundations.