Josh Edelman

Since Dec 2022, Josh has served as Transcend’s Chief Network Officer focused on building a vibrant national community of visionary stakeholders throughout the field to advance innovation and prepare all young people to thrive in and transform the world. Prior to Transcend, Josh worked for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as a Senior Program Officer then Deputy Director in the K-12 program, Chicago and DC Public Schools creating and improving school options and learning environments, was the principal at The SEED School, a public charter boarding school in Washington DC, and taught high school social studies in Massachusetts and California.  Josh has a B.A in American History from Harvard University, a Master’s in Education from Stanford University, and a Master’s in Educational Administration, also from Stanford University.  Josh lives in DC with his wife, Heather, and has two young adult daughters, Ellika and Zoe.