With nearly two decades of education experience in the classroom, as a school leader, and at nonprofits, Dr. Anthony King serves on The Leadership Academy’s Executive Leadership Cabinet as Executive Director of External Engagement. He forges partnerships and engages with nonprofits, funders, and sector leaders to advance The Leadership Academy’s work and impact. In addition to supporting business development and fundraising, he stays connected to education leaders’ needs by facilitating professional learning and coaching. Since joining The Leadership Academy in 2022, he’s worked closely with school and system leaders in Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, Texas and more.
Previously, Anthony served as the Director of Continuous Improvement at the Sonoma County Office of Education in Santa Rosa, California. There, he supported school systems in advancing their improvement efforts and developing impactful Local Control and Accountability Plans. He also led the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy across five counties, focused on developing school leaders at every level of the education system. Prior to that, he worked in education policy and strategy as the Director of Strategic Leadership and Inclusion at Education First.
Anthony began his career as a third-grade teacher. After redesigning and implementing a targeted plan to improve student outcomes in English Language Arts and math—and seeing measurable gains on state assessments—he was inspired to expand his impact to school leadership roles, first as an assistant principal and then as a building principal.
He holds a Doctor of Education Leadership from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and an Education Specialist of Administration with an emphasis in Elementary Administration from the University of Central Missouri. He’s also a two-time graduate of the University of Missouri, where he earned a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction and a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies with emphases in Math, Physics, and Black Studies. Anthony is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
