Emily Kirkpatrick

Emily Kirkpatrick is a transformational leader known for creating novel approaches, influential partnerships, and elevating the voice of women and educators. She has dedicated her career to public service and civic engagement, specifically the creation of human-centric efforts to advance literacy. The partnerships she has created and sustained span international philanthropists, national media, authors, and creative communities. Her achievements have drawn commendations from TIME magazine, CBS Sunday Morning, TODAY, and beyond. She is active in the International Women’s Forum and the American Council of Learned Societies and has served on the public policy committee for the American Society for Association Executives, the Visioning Panel for the National Association of Educational Progress, as a judge for the Stronger Democracy Challenge, and as a board member of the Trust for Insuring Educators.