David Mansouri is President & CEO of the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE). SCORE’s mission is to drive for changes that transform education so that all Tennessee students are prepared for success. The nonprofit organization was founded in 2009 by former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and today works to advance student-focused policy, support and invest in innovative leaders and promising practices in K-12, postsecondary, and workforce preparedness, and monitor progress and data to measure impact and identify solutions for students. David sets the strategic vision for SCORE, guides SCORE’s leadership team, and builds and strengthens SCORE’s partnerships with leaders in Tennessee and across the nation. Over nearly 15 years of work in education, David has also served as SCORE’s director of advocacy and communications and executive vice president. Before joining the organization, he worked for the late US Senator Fred Thompson and Congressman Zach Wamp.In addition to his work at SCORE, David serves on the board of directors of the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network and the Memphis Education Fund, and currently serves as president of the Association of Rice Alumni. He is a member of the Practitioner Council of the Hoover Education Success Initiative at Stanford University, is a fellow in the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and is an alumnus of the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship, Leadership Tennessee, and the American Council on Germany's Young Leaders Program. David previously served as a founding board member and board chair of Nashville Classical Charter School. A Tennessee native and product of Tennessee’s public schools, David received a bachelor’s degree in political science and music from Rice University, where he was a student of Sergiu Luca at the Shepherd School of Music. He received an MBA with honors from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.