Neil Schiavo, EDC project director, is an expert in the evaluation of large-scale education initiatives. He leads projects that examine and support school redesign, with a focus on improving students’ success and career readiness. He brings a deep understanding of continuous learning and systems change, quantitative and qualitative research methods, leadership development, and student-centered instruction and assessment.

Schiavo contributes to U.S. Division initiatives focused on school improvement and has worked for a number of state, federal, and philanthropic funders. Recently, he was part of a team that evaluated Massachusetts’ High-Quality Instructional Materials Implementation grant program. Previously, he led a multi-state, multi-year evaluation of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s District-Level System Change initiative.

Schiavo was one of 50 senior evaluation consultants invited to meet with 90 foundation evaluation officers at the Evaluation Roundtable Convening 2019. Earlier in his career at EDC, he advanced initiatives focused on teacher development, school turnaround, and instructional leadership.

Schiavo holds an MA in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University and received a BA in Philosophy from Connecticut College.