Andrea Foggy-Paxton

Andrea is a collaborator, innovator, and leader in advancing improved outcomes for youth, families, and the communities in which they live. She has designed and lead new initiatives for over 25 years with government, philanthropy, and nonprofits. She currently serves as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Education Leaders of Color (EdLoC) and Founder of the Social Studies Accelerator.

Andrea served as the Managing Director of Partner Strategy at The Broad Center, leading efforts to collaborate with urban school systems and strategic alliances to accelerate excellence and equity for all students. Prior to joining The Broad Center, she was Executive Vice President at Reasoning Mind, a nonprofit organization focused on transforming math education in the United States.

Andrea also served as a program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Andrea was responsible for developing and launching a $25 million Innovative Professional Development portfolio and challenge to help districts provide a differentiated, data-driven, collaborative, and technology-enabled professional development system.

As a National Urban Fellow at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Andrea supported the launch of the More in the Middle Campaign, which is a Baltimore City initiative to close the economic gap for African American families. Prior to working in philanthropy, Andrea spent a decade leading start-up nonprofits and initiatives, serving as the co-director of LA Youth at Work, national field director of Rock the Vote, and executive director of the Tavis Smiley Foundation.

Andrea serves on several boards including iCivics, Coro Southern California, EdCuration, Leading Now, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Alumni Advisory Board. Andrea earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, a master’s in public administration from Baruch College, and is a graduate of the Coro Southern California Public Affairs Fellows program. Currently, Andrea resides in Southern California with her spouse and their two sons.