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Scott W. Hamilton (he/him/his)

Individual Living with a TBI
Individual living with a TBI
London, England, United Kingdom

Scott Hamilton is a social entrepreneur, having created four start-ups with a strong track record of results. He is now focused on using all that has been learned about the brain in neuroscience to improve children’s learning. Scott designed and for five years led the effort to grow the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) from two schools in 2000 to 280 of the best known and celebrated inner-city public schools in America today with 175,000 students and alumni. He guided the investment of over $100M from the Fishers, the founders of Gap, Inc., into KIPP and into the quadrupling of the Teach for America teaching corps, the creation the Charter School Growth Fund, and more. He has held posts in the White House, with the U.S. Secretary of Education, and served as Massachusetts’ Associate Commissioner of Education. Scott earned his degree in Ancient Greek at the University of Pennsylvania, where he rowed heavy-weight crew. He lives in London with his wife and two daughters.

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