Bronwyn Nichols Lodato

Bronwyn Nichols Lodato currently serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Friends of the Parks, a position held since September 2022. Previous experience includes a fellowship at the Committee on Education at the University of Chicago, where research concentrated on postsecondary access and persistence from June 2018 to August 2021. As President of Education Research at Alma Advisory Group from September 2016 to June 2018, Bronwyn Nichols Lodato focused on developing rigorous research agendas to enhance the effectiveness of education organizations. Prior roles at NORC at the University of Chicago included Senior Vice President and Director of Education and Child Development Studies, among other positions, from April 2009 to September 2016. Academic credentials include a PhD and a Master of Arts in Comparative Human Development from the University of Chicago, a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Chicago, a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Northwestern University, and a junior year study abroad at Universidad de Sevilla.