Kevin Huffman is the founding CEO of Accelerate, a national initiative that seeks to embed high-impact tutoring and personalized learning in public schools. Previously, Huffman was a partner with City Fund. Huffman is the former Tennessee commissioner of education, where he managed the state Department of Education in its effort to advance the academic progress of nearly one million students. During Huffman’s tenure, Tennessee had the largest state gains on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. Huffman began his education career as a bilingual teacher in the Houston Independent School District. After attending law school, he represented school districts, state departments of education and universities. Huffman joined the senior management of Teach For America in 2000, serving as general counsel, senior vice president of growth strategy and development, and executive vice president of public affairs. Huffman graduated from Swarthmore College with a B.A., and from the New York University School of Law.
