From Experience to Insight: State Chiefs on System Leadership | ASU+GSV Summit 2026

Aimee Guidera (Former Secretary of Education, Virginia), Deborah Gist (Former Rhode Island Commissioner of Education), Dr. Christina Grant (Former District of Columbia’s State Superintendent of Education), and moderator Angélica Infante-Green (Commissioner of Education, Rhode Island Department of Education) come together at the ASU+GSV Summit 2026 in From Experience to Insight: State Chiefs on System Leadership to reflect on lessons from leading state education systems and advancing student outcomes.

Aimee Guidera served as Virginia’s Secretary of Education and previously founded the Data Quality Campaign. Deborah Gist has held senior leadership roles across the U.S. Department of Education, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, and Tulsa Public Schools, and now advises organizations on transformational change. Dr. Christina Grant is Executive Director of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University and previously served as the District of Columbia’s State Superintendent of Education, while Angélica Infante-Green has led Rhode Island’s statewide education efforts since 2019.