Aaliyah Samuel

Dr. Aaliyah A. Samuel is the President and CEO of CASEL, the nonpartisan, nonprofit organization leading the global movement for evidence-based social and emotional learning (SEL). She also serves as Senior Fellow, Harvard University, Center on the Developing Child. In these roles, she serves as a leading voice in education and oversees strategies to elevate research, policies, and practices that support children’s learning and healthy development. Dr. Samuel is a bilingual executive leader with expertise from early childhood through higher education. She previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary, Local, State and National Engagement at the U.S. Department of Education and former Executive Vice President of Government Affairs & Partnerships at NWEA. She also served as the Director of Education at the National Governors Association (NGA).She holds an undergraduate degree from Tuskegee University, a Masters from University of South Florida, and a Specialist and Doctorate Degree from NOVA Southeastern.