Doug Lemov is a Managing Director of Uncommon Schools and runs its True North Public Schools network in upstate New York. Mr. Lemov is formerly the President of School Performance, a non-profit providing performance data to schools, and former Vice President for Accountability, at the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute--the leading authorizer of charters in New York. He is also a founder and the former principal of the Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter School in Boston, a high performing urban charter school. Over the last decade, Mr. Lemov has served as a consultant and trainer to such nationally known organizations as KIPP, New Leaders for New Schools, Teach for America and Building Excellent Schools--and is a Trustee of the New York Charter Schools Association. He holds a BA from Hamilton College, an MA from Indiana University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Visit Doug Lemov at www.douglemov.com.