Mr. Smith currently serves as the Managing Director of The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading ( CGLR ), which he launched in May 2010 as a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The CGLR supports a national network of 350+ communities in developing and implementing plans to ensure early school success for children of economically challenged families. From 1994 to 2016, Mr. Smith served on the senior management team at the Annie E. Casey Foundation ( AECF ), first as Director of Planning and Development, then Senior Vice President, and Executive Vice President. At AECF, Mr. Smith led a comprehensive effort to assist local communities committed to improving economic and educational outcomes for families and children in disinvested communities across the nation. He also previously served on the boards of directors of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. from 2005 to 2009 and Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. from 2008 to 2011. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Smith served as Special Counsel and then as Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer for the School District of Philadelphia. From 1991 to 1993, he served as a senior advisor to Philadelphia s mayor, focusing on children and family policy. Mr. Smith was a tenured member of the law faculty at the University of Pennsylvania, where he taught education law and policy, corporations, and securities regulation from 1975 to 1997. Mr. Smith holds Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University of Los Angeles and a law degree from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Smith was selected as a director because of his leadership experience in education and improving access to educational resources.