Ted Fish Ed.DExecutive Director, gcLi
Ted Fish, Ed.D., M.B.A. has had a wide-ranging career in education. He has served as a school founder and director; a teacher of English, History and Math; and an educational consultant who has worked with independent schools, public school districts, and non-profit organizations internationally. He specializes in leadership, literacy and organizational change. Dr. Fish began doing research and evaluation for the gcLi in 2005, the inaugural year of the Lab. He continued in that capacity for the next four years, until his appointment as executive director in July 2009. Dr. Fish has served on various committees, helping to provide strategic guidance to the Santa Fe Public School District. As president of the nonprofit Link Hands for Humanity, he helps to oversee philanthropic projects in education and medicine in India and Thailand. Dr. Fish holds a doctorate in educational leadership and a master's in philosophy and education from Teachers College, Columbia University; as well as a master's in business administration from the University of New Mexico. He is the author of numerous magazine articles, including "Flaring the Flame: teaching leadership in our schools," published in the Winter 2007 edition of Independent School magazine, and “The Educational Challenge of Our Times” (Winter, 2011).
Brother Philip Christopher is the Head of St. Joseph’s College, an independent school serving 1100 students in Kolkata, India. He is also the Founder and Head of two associated institutions that provide high quality schooling and vocational training to the … Continue reading
Amy Lehman is a trailblazing surgeon, humanitarian, and ecologist. Six years ago, she founded the Lake Tanganyka Floating Health Clinic, which has provided health care to over 300,000 people. She has been honored by Newseek as one of the 150 … Continue reading
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Caroline Blatti is a gcLi alumna and the Founding Director of Hutchison Leads, a comprehensive, school-wide leadership development program at Hutchison School in Memphis, TN. In just three years, Hutchison has built extensive opportunities, combining the best of in-school, out … Continue reading
Please join me and two captivating Penn GSE Faculty: Earl Ball and Mike Johanek (both of whom mentor Teachers, Heads and Division Heads throughout the USA and abroad) for a discussion about one of the challenges that every leader faces: … Continue reading
I have VERY exciting news. At gcLi we are launching a new monthly resource. We call it the EDGE: a forum where we connect great leaders and innovative educators with those working to create the next generation of leaders in … Continue reading
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What an exciting event in Louisville. With over 1200 participants and high profile speakers from all over the country, the ISACS annual event really is a jr. NAIS. Executive Director Ted Fish spoke to 3 crowded rooms about teaching leadership. … Continue reading
gcLi Executive Director, Ted Fish, will be presented 3 workshops on “Can Leadership Be Taught” and “Tools to Teach Leadership” in Louisville, KY at the ISACS annual conference on Nov 8th and 9th. If you’re an ISACS member, we’d love … Continue reading
If you haven’t read the set of essays written by Pulitzer prize winning NYT columnist, Thomas Friedman, entitled “Average is Over,” I urge you to view them now. There in brilliant, capsule form, Friedman explains how the massive changes wrought … Continue reading
