Rob Watson

Rob is the Executive Director of the EdRedesign Lab and Lecturer on Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. At EdRedesign, Rob leads an interdisciplinary team supporting US communities to develop cradle-to-career systems of opportunity.

His work has focused on themes of civic engagement, community development, and educational equity in the U.S., Latin America, and Africa. Rob has served as a consultant and advisor to organizations that include the World Bank, The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, The Obama Foundation, and Harlem Children’s Zone.

Rob is a former Peace Corps Volunteer and co-founder of Teach for Paraguay and the Poughkeepsie Children's Cabinet in his hometown of Poughkeepsie, NY. Rob is a 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar.