Benjamin Fenton

(Washington, DC) co-founded New Leaders with several other social entrepreneurs. In his current role as Chief Strategy Officer, Ben leads the organization’s consulting services on school leadership quality, helping states and districts develop new policies, strategies and tools for principal evaluation and principal effectiveness. He is also leads the New Leaders research and evaluation team, which develops insights to drive improvement of the New Leaders programs as well as research to inform the broader field.

A recognized expert on principal quality, Ben co-led the development of the Transformational Leadership Framework (TLF), a field guide of the school practices and principal actions found in high-gaining urban public schools, as featured in both Breakthrough Principals and the School Leadership Playbook.

In previous roles at New Leaders, Ben has served as chief operating officer, growing the organization from a staff of five to more than 150 employee and chief cities officer, managing and supporting all local program sites. He began his career as a consultant at McKinsey and Company, working on operations and marketing engagements.