A former educator and superintendent, Maridada previously served as president of BRIGHT New Leaders for Ohio Schools, a nonprofit, statewide public-private partnership funded by the Ohio General Assembly. He is a world-class educator who, over the course of a 25-year career, has raised academic achievement and created a brighter future for thousands of young people. Prior to joining BRIGHT, Maridada served as national director of education policy, practice and strategic initiatives for the Children’s Defense Fund in Washington, D.C. Currently, he is the Jim and Susan Swartz Fellow in Christian Studies at the Harvard Divinity School at Harvard University.