Gene Fashaw

Gene Fashaw is an experienced educator and leader currently serving as a Voices Of Change Fellow at EdSurge and a Lab Host Fellow at the Public Education & Business Coalition, where focus areas include leadership skills, research-based practices, and equity indicators. As an 8th Grade Math Teacher and Middle School Lead at High Point Academy-Aurora, Gene employs strategies for fostering student social-emotional health and supporting teacher mental well-being. Previous roles include National Policy Advisory Board Member and National Change Agent Fellow with Teach Plus, addressing educational equity and leading initiatives in response to pandemic-related challenges. Gene has extensive teaching experience, having worked at STRIVE Preparatory Schools and Generation Teach, and has contributed to education policy research focused on retaining teachers of color in Colorado. Gene holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management from Morehouse College, a Master of Arts in Teaching from Relay Graduate School of Education, and a Master of Science in Biotechnology from Morehouse School of Medicine.