Susan Sclafani

Managing Director, Chartwell Education Group

Phone:202-887-5050

Email: sclafani@chartwelleducation.com

Area of Expertise: Mathematics and Science Initiative (MSI)

Susan Sclafani recently retired as Assistant Secretary of Education for Vocational and Adult Education and now works with Chartwell Education Group and the National Center for Education and the Economy. She has served as Counselor to the U. S. Secretary of Education, where she was the U.S. representative to OECD, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and APEC, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. She played a leadership role in the creation of the Mathematics and Science Initiative (MSI) to focus attention on the importance of mathematics and science in the education of all students. Her international work led to her leadership of the joint E-Language Learning Project with the Chinese Ministry of Education. She also led the Department's High School Initiative. She's continued her international work at Chartwell while working toward improving K-12 educational systems at local, state and national levels.