Theodore Mitchell

Theodore R.
Mitchell is currently Independent Director at JCK Legacy Co. since 2017, Director at Jack Kent Cooke Foundation since 2021, Director at Khan Academy, Inc., Independent Director at Coursera, Inc. since 2020, Director at Teaching Channel, Inc., Director at The California Center For College & Career, Director at GED Testing Service LLC, Director at Credential Engine, Inc., and President at American Council on Education since 2017.
Former positions include Chief Executive Officer & Director at NewSchools Venture Fund in 2014, Chairman-Education Department at Dartmouth College, Director at Frontline Plc from 2017 to 2018, Independent Director at LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. from 2012 to 2014, Director at Parchment LLC, Director at New Leaders, Inc., Director at The McClatchy Co. LLC from 2017 to 2020, Vice Chancellor-Academic Planning & Budget at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1992 to 1998, Vice President-Education & Strategic Initiatives at The J.
Paul Getty Trust from 1998 to 1999, President at Occidental College from 1999 to 2005, President at California State Board of Education from 2008 to 2010, and Secretary at US Department of Education (District of Columbia) from 2014 to 2017.
Education includes undergraduate and doctorate degrees from Stanford University.