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Kris Comeforo

Director of Product & Program
Outschool.Org

Kris Comeforo is the Director of Product and Program at Outschool.org, working to ensure our partners have access to high-quality experiences across the educational landscape.

He spent his career working to ensure all students can achieve excellent and equitable education as a teacher, assistant principal, and principal in Washington, DC Public Schools. As a teacher, he was recognized as a Teacher of the Year and a recipient of the Rubenstein Award for Highly Effective Teaching. As a school leader, he led his campus to unprecedented academic achievement while also making tremendous progress in closing achievement gaps across all subgroups of students.

He holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.L.D.) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, a Master of Arts in Teaching from American University, and a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Boston College. He enjoys tennis, running, and playing the drums.

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