Helping Leaders Lead.
Throughout his career, Ben has helped support education leaders to better serve their students, staff, and communities. Be it executive coaching for a superintendent or leading strategic planning for a school district, Ben will help educators reach their goals.
helping leaders inspire.
about ben
Ben Shuldiner was most recently the Distinguished Lecturer of Education Leadership at Hunter College, City University of New York, where he directed all School and District Leadership programs for the institution. In 2015, Ben was appointed to the New York City Board of Education, the largest school system in America, serving over 1.1 million students. He also was named a trustee of the Board of Education Retirement System, where he helped manage over $5 billion of Pension Assets. In 2016 and again in 2017, Ben was elected President of ASCD, the largest education professional organization in the country, comprising over 125,000 members—superintendents, principals, teachers, and advocates from more than 138 countries— including 52 affiliate organizations. The first president to serve two terms, Ben had the longest tenure of any President in the 75-year history of the venerable organization.
helping leaders grow.
Testimonials
"Ben led our district through an intense and productive strategic planning process. He helped facilitate sessions with parents, students, staff members, and the board. In each instance, he was able to get the best out of our people and in the end helped create a powerful five-year strategic plan for our district."
— Matt Mingle, Superintendent of Warren Township Schools
“Ben coached two of our principals during the year. From the moment we engaged him, we were able to see a change in both schools. His deep knowledge of pedagogy, as well as staff development and general amicable way of engaging our leaders, made Ben the perfect coach for our new high school principals.”
— Alexis Goldberg, Managing Director of School Support, Urban Assembly
“Over the last four years, Ben has helped me become a much better leader. Since I am both the principal and executive director of a charter school, he has not only helped me be a better school leader but also a better non-profit director. Thank you Ben for all your work.”
— Connie Lobdell, Principal and Executive Director of Mott Hall Charter School
