The National Advisory Council (NAC) for the Cowen Institute is a diverse and distinguished group of national and regional leaders in public education reform. The purpose of the NAC is to:

• Provide advice and strategic direction to the CI to ensure it fulfills its vision and mission
• Contribute ideas, insight, and expertise to assist in the transformation of the New Orleans public education system
• Serve as a national resource, advocate and conduit to encourage the creation of similar university based initiatives at other major, research institutions in the United States

Membership
Michael Casserly, Executive Director, The Council of the Great City Schools
Tom Luce, CEO, National Math and Science Initiative
J. Puckett, SVP and Director, Boston Consulting Group
Greg Richmond, President, National Association of Charter School Authorizers
Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education
Warren Simmons, Executive Director, Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Brown University