Timothy Knowles

Timothy Knowles is the President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching since 2021. Prior experience includes numerous roles at the University of Chicago from 2003 to 2024, such as Senior Fellow and Advisor, Pritzker Director of Urban Labs, John Dewey Clinical Professor, Chairman and Director of the Urban Education Institute, and Director of the Center for Urban School Improvement. Timothy Knowles founded and served as Managing Director at Academy Group Inc. from 2017 to 2021, and held positions such as Deputy Superintendent for Teaching and Learning at Boston Public Schools from 1997 to 2003 and Co-Director of the Boston Annenberg Challenge. Other roles include Director of K-8 School in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Founding Director of Teach for America in New York City, and an African History Teacher at Mmaphula Secondary School. Timothy Knowles holds a Doctorate in Administration, Planning and Social Policy and a Master's degree in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, along with a Bachelor of Arts in African History and Anthropology from Oberlin College.