Norman Atkins is the co-founder and managing partner of Array Education, an innovation studio that builds enduring, mission-driven teaching and learning organizations. He is Co-Founder and former President of Relay GSE. Atkins is also the Founder and former CEO of Uncommon Schools; Co-Founder and former Board Chair of Zearn; and the current Board Chair of Merit America, a nation non-profit that creates fast, flexible pathways to good careers for fellow citizens stuck in low-wage jobs. In 1997, Atkins co-founded and co-led North Star Academy of Newark, one of New Jersey’s first and most celebrated charter schools. From 1989 to 1994, he was the Co-Executive Director of the Robin Hood Foundation in New York City. Atkins has supported a number of global education projects and served on the board of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls. He received the Heinz Award on the Human Condition and has been inducted into the Charter School Hall of Fame.
Norman Atkins
