Education First Consulting
Yeonjae Lee is a Consultant at Education First Consulting, managing complex projects with multi-million dollar budgets and coaching team members while designing grant programs for K-12 school districts and higher education institutions. Previously, Yeonjae served as an Associate Consultant, providing research and evaluation for state education agencies and charter management organizations, as well as conducting SEL policy research. At Strength in Numbers, as a Research Associate, oversight of projects and quantitative analysis in philanthropy, education, and public health was maintained. Previous roles also include Research Intern at Tripod Education Partners and Diversity Intern at Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Yeonjae began a career in education as an 8th Grade Math Teacher, achieving significant growth in student scores. Yeonjae holds a Master of Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Education First Consulting
We are mission-driven. Education First is a national strategy and policy organization with unique and deep expertise in education improvement and reform. Our mission is to deliver exceptional ideas, experience-based solutions and results so all students – and particularly low-income students and students of color – are prepared for success in college, career and life. We envision a world in which every student is prepared to succeed—a world in which income and race no longer determine the quality of education. We are a for-profit professional services firm with a not-for-profit soul. We direct our time and talent to support clients that can achieve the greatest impact on education systems, teachers and students. As a professional services firm, we are nimble and responsive, while pursuing our broader agenda of more equitable and effective public education for all. We’ve defined our theory of action, focus areas and services because these direct us to where we can produce the greatest impact. We’re also committed to innovation; we are constantly looking for new and better ways to serve the field. In addition to our client engagements, we set aside resources for pro-bono work that serves the field, advances our mission and spurs innovation.