JAMES R. BROWN

• Jim currently serves as the Senior Advisor for Pivot Learning Partners and is a Partner in Leadership Associates.

• He served as a Superintendent in California for 26 years in Glendale Unified, Palo Alto Unified, Lompoc Unified, and Cambria Union Elementary and Coast Union High School Districts. Prior to that he was a principal (middle and high school) and taught History, Government, and Economics in high school.

• Jim did graduate work in Education Administration at the University of California, Riverside, received his Masters Degree from the University of Kansas, and his Bachelors of Foreign Science Degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.


• Jim was named ACSA's California Superintendent of the Year 1999-2000. Other recognitions include: the ACSA Marcus Foster Award for Administrative Excellence, the Robert Alioto Award for Instructional Leadership, the California PTA Golden Oak Award, the Tall Tree Award for the Outstanding Professional by the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, and was named Citizen of the Year by the Armenian National Committee.


• He chaired and or co-chaired committees such as the California High School Exit Exam, ACSA Superintendents Committee, ACSA Urban Superintendents, and the California State Mathematics Task Force. He was also a member of the “It’s Elementary” Task Force. He served as President of Schools for Sound Finance and the national Suburban School Superintendents.


• Jim has been a member of several boards including the Glendale Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, the American Leadership Forum Board of Directors, Leadership Lompoc, and Leadership Palo Alto. He has held leadership roles in numerous other community and civic groups.


• With Leadership Associates partners Walt Buster and Rene Townsend, Jim co-authored A Practical Guide to Effective School Board Meetings. He has also authored several articles for education publications.

• Jim is married and has three sons.