John Danielson

John Danielson is nationally and internationally respected as an executive who believed early in his 30-year career that the private sector, working closely with public entities, has an important role to play in the creation of improved education systems and technologies for all children. Along with former United States Secretary of Education Rod Paige, John co-founded the Chartwell Education Group, LLC in 2005, an international education-consulting firm initially headquartered in New York. Chartwell has successfully executed a variety of global education projects in Europe, China, India and South America with a particular expertise in Ukraine, Brazil, Qatar, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan where John has worked extensively. In 2009 Chartwell was restructured into the Chartwell Hamilton Group, LLC; John serves as its Chairman and CEO. From 1995 through 2001, John co-founded an education company serving the academic and behavioral needs of at-risk middle and high school students as a partner with many of the nation’s largest urban school systems. These innovative schools demonstrated substantial student academic growth, considerable reductions in district-wide crime rates, enjoyed endorsements from teachers’ unions as well as from Dr. Dorothy Height and the National Council for Negro Women.