Michael Stone

A New Orleans native, Michael Stone is an independent strategy consultant and executive coach focused on improving the performance of mission-focused non-profits in and outside of education. From 2010 until 2018, Michael served as Chief External Relations Officer, President, and Co-CEO for New Schools for New Orleans, a non-profit dedicated to ensuring that every child in New Orleans attends an excellent school. At various points, Michael oversaw the organization’s school investment, talent investment, fundraising, finance, grant compliance, government relations, analytics, and communications functions. During his tenure, NSNO supported the launch of 31 new charter schools, helped develop a community-based process to determine school citing, and led the city’s effort to tell the story of education resurgence in Post-Katrina New Orleans. Before joining NSNO, Michael was a consultant in McKinsey & Company’s New York office. While at McKinsey, Michael worked on several projects for public and private sector clients, including product growth strategy, federal grant strategy, and organizational effectiveness. Prior to McKinsey, Michael taught 7th, 8th, and 9th grade math in public schools in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Michael is a former Aspen-Pahara Fellow and former Broad Resident. He has an A.B. from Harvard College, an M.S.T. in teaching from Pace University, and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.