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Board of Directors
Education Reform Now (ERN) is a nonpartisan 501-c-3 organization that envisions an America in which every child, regardless of class or race, has the social and economic opportunities afforded by an excellent public education. ERN is headquartered in Denver, CO and has branches in seven states. ERN engages in education-reform advocacy through coalition-building, policy analysis and public relations.
DIRECTORS
Sidney Hawkins Gargiulo - Ziff Brothers Investments
Sidney has been active in the world of education reform for many years from her roots in Memphis to her current home in New York. She is passionate in her belief that education is the one issue that affects all others. In addition to her involvement with ERN, she serves on the boards of Success Charter Network's Bronx Success Academy II and New Leaders for New Schools New York. Sidney works in investment management as an Associate at Ziff Brothers Investments and began her career as an Analyst at Hawkshaw Capital Management. She holds an MBA in finance from Columbia Business School and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Wake Forest University.
John Petry - Columbus Hill Capital Management
John Petry is a partner at Columbus Hill Capital Management, a Short Hill, NJ based investment fund. He was a co-founder of the Success Charter Network, where he serves on its board, as well as the Harlem Success Academy Charter School. He is a co-founder and board member of Democrats for Education Reform as well as co-founder of Education Reform Now, where he previously served as Board Chair.
John Sabat is a Portfolio Manager at SAC Capital. He is a founding board member of Harlem Success Academy 4, a high performing charter school within the the Success Charter Network. He holds a Master of Science in Statistics degree from New York University's Stern School of Business where he graduated summa cum laude. He earned his B.B.A. in Finance from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business where he graduated summa cum laude.
Brian Zied is the founder and CEO of Charter Bridge Capital, a New York based equity hedge fund. He was previously a Limited Partner at Maverick Capital. Brian is a board member of KIPP Infinity Charter School in upper Manhattan. He completed the Management & Technology program at the University of Pennsylvania, receiving a BS in Economics from the Wharton School and a BAS from the Moore School of Engineering.
Staff Contact
Zo Mpofu
(212) 614-3213, Ext. 23
zo@edreformnow.org