Drew Jacobs

Drew L. Jacobs currently serves as the Senior Director of Policy, Research, and Evaluation at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, where responsibilities include managing a team, maintaining a national database on charter schools, and producing research reports. Prior to this role, Drew was the Director of Evidence and Insights at KABOOM!, focusing on a data-informed approach to ensure playspace equity. Experience also includes serving as a Strategy, Learning, and Evaluation Officer at The Walton Family Foundation, and as the Director of Data and Research at the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), emphasizing educational impact. Other past positions include roles at The Education Trust Midwest, Safe Routes to School National Partnership, Walk/Bike Nashville, Vanderbilt University's Department of Special Education, and LaVilla School of the Arts. Drew L. Jacobs holds a Master of Public Policy in Education Policy from Vanderbilt University and a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Michigan.