Michael Cohen

President of Achieve

Phone (202) 419-1540

Email: http://www.achieve.org/contact_us

Michael Cohen, President of Achieve since 2003, is a nationally recognized leader in education policy and standards based reform. In 2006, Education Week ranked Achieve as the 6th most influential education policy organization in the nation, and deemed Achieve's landmark report, "Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma That Counts,'' as among the most influential research studies in the past decade. Under Mike's leadership, Achieve formed the American Diploma Project Network, which consists of 30 states committed to improving preparation for postsecondary education and 21st century careers. Mike held several senior education positions in the Clinton Administration, including Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy at the White House, and Senior Advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley.