Jonathan Hage

Jonathan Hage is one of America’s leading social entrepreneurs, reshaping education through visionary leadership and relentless innovation. After serving in the U.S. Army Special Forces, he advised international think tanks before shifting to education policy under Governor Jeb Bush, helping draft Florida’s landmark charter school legislation. In 1997, Jon founded Charter Schools USA, now one of the nation’s largest and highest-performing charter networks, serving nearly 100,000 students with 10,000 dedicated educators. He launched Red Apple Development in 2006, becoming America’s foremost school-choice developer with over 7 million square feet built and $3.5 billion financed. Today, under his Red Apple Education group of companies, charter, private, blended, and microschools continue redefining educational excellence nationwide.