Eric Schwarz

Eric Schwarz is the Co-Founder and CEO of the College for Social Innovation, which aims to enhance experiential education at the college level while fostering diverse talent for social change organizations. Prior experience includes serving as Executive Chairman of US2020, a national STEM mentoring initiative co-founded with the White House STEM team, and as Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools, an influential organization in after-school and Expanded Learning Time programs that advocated for experiential learning and addressed achievement gaps. Additional roles include Citizen Co-Chair for Citizens for Alan Khazei, Executive Director at City Year in Boston, and reporter and columnist for Patriot Ledger. Eric Schwarz holds a Master's degree in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor's degree in history and political science from the University of Vermont.