Ray McNulty is an internationally recognized educational thought leader, speaker, and author focused on helping schools prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Over a 50-year career, he has served as a teacher, superintendent, Vermont Commissioner of Education, President of the International Center for Leadership in Education, Senior Fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, President of the Successful Practices Network, and Dean of the School of Education at Southern New Hampshire University. Ray’s work challenges schools to move beyond traditional measures of success toward pathways grounded in readiness, adaptability, and future-focused thinking.