Turahn Dorsey

Turahn Dorsey serves as the Chief of Education for the City of Boston and is a member of Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s cabinet.  As Chief of Education, Mr. Dorsey is charged with setting a strategic agenda for the city that will improve the quality of instruction and student support across the education pipeline and better integrate school-, community-, and work-based learning opportunities.  Mr. Dorsey also has served as Evaluation Director and an Education Program Officer at the Barr Foundation where he led the development and implementation of data monitoring and evaluation frameworks for Barr’s strategic investments in local education and climate change.  Additionally, he managed the Foundation’s giving in out-of-school time and focused on expanding summer learning options, helping to create systemic approaches to school-community partnerships and developing education and career pathways for disconnected youth.  Mr. Dorsey’s career is built on the 15 years he spent as a program evaluator and researcher at Moore and Associates in Southfield, Michigan and Abt Associates. In this capacity, he led and participated in research projects spanning a number of public policy, community change and public health related issues.