Salma Khan

As Chief of Staff and Head of Operations & Culture, Salma is responsible for driving organizational efficiencies in alignment with GreatSchools’ equity & inclusion values, enabling the organization to sustainably generate more impact toward its mission. Prior to joining GreatSchools, Salma served as Senior Director, Community Engagement & Advocacy at Elevate 215 where she oversaw GreatPhillySchools, a local school finder website with over 350K users annually, and spearheaded the strategy, design, and execution of ApplyPhillyCharter, a unified application website for 80+ Philadelphia charter schools. As Director of External Affairs at KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools, her portfolio of work included advocacy, governance, and parent and community engagement. She also served as Director of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, overseeing the administration and expansion of the first federally-funded school voucher program, and worked in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement, the agency’s entrepreneurial arm that makes strategic investments in innovative educational programs and practices. Salma earned her bachelor’s degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and master’s degree from the University of Southern California (USC). Originally from Los Angeles, Salma currently resides in West Philadelphia with her husband and two children.