Tommy Chang

Dr. Tommy Chang is the CEO of the New Teacher Center. He is an education leader who has worked across the country, previously serving as the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools from 2015-18. Prior to that, Tommy served as the local instructional superintendent of the Intensive Support & Innovation Center at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), where he focused on school turnaround efforts and supported innovative school models in the school district. A native of Taiwan who immigrated with his family to the U.S. at age six, Dr. Chang grew up in Los Angeles and holds an Ed.D. from Loyola Marymount University, M.Ed.’s from the Principals Leadership Institute and the Teachers Education Program at the University of California Los Angeles, and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.