Pete Fishman

Pete Fishman leads the Teaching Reimagined investment area at NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy that builds a better public education system by connecting people, resources, and ideas. He supports innovators who are evolving how educators work and opening systems to involve caregivers and community educators in support of students.

Before joining NewSchools, Fishman served as executive vice president at Deans for Impact, a national nonprofit organization that he helped launch in 2015 and grew to serve nearly 200 educator-preparation programs in 45 states. While at NewSchools earlier in his career, he managed Learning to Teach, a national initiative originally developed with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which brought together diverse stakeholders across the country to strengthen and expand pathways into teaching. He has also consulted to national foundations, K–12 school systems, and support organizations.

Fishman holds a doctorate in education leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (MA) and a B.A. from Yale University (CT).