About This Episode Our guest, Dr. Irvin Leon Scott is a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Scott served as the deputy director for K-12 education at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where he led the investment of $300 million in initiatives focused on transforming recruitment and development of teachers.  Scott, an experienced educator takes us through his 20+ year journey as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, chief academic officer and deputy director at the Gates Foundation. HostsHassan Brownis a Doctor of Education Leadership Candidate at Harvard Graduate School of Education Jamaji Nwanaji-Enwerem, PhDis an MD/MPP candidate at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Onyema Nwanaji-Enweremis an MD/ MPP candidate at Duke University School of Medicine and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Learn More LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. SCOTT:  https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/irvin-scott (https://www.gse.harvard.edu/faculty/irvin-scott) https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/08/new-faculty-spotlight-irvin-scott (https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/16/08/new-faculty-spotlight-irvin-scott) FOR MORE STORIES ON BLACK GIVING: https://cep.org/african-american-foundation-ceos-a-look-at-the-leadership-of-the-largest-foundations/ (https://cep.org/african-american-foundation-ceos-a-look-at-the-leadership-of-the-largest-foundations/) http://abfe.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ABFE-The-Exit-Interview.pdf (http://abfe.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ABFE-The-Exit-Interview.pdf) https://ssir.org/articles/entry/hacking_the_bias_in_big_bets (https://ssir.org/articles/entry/hacking_the_bias_in_big_bets) https://www.buildingmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ED.CEO_Race_to_Lead_Brief_.pdf (https://www.buildingmovement.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ED.CEO_Race_to_Lead_Brief_.pdf) https://www.philanthropy.com/interactives/20190709_LeadersOfColor (https://www.philanthropy.com/interactives/20190709_LeadersOfColor) https://theconversation.com/400-years-of-black-giving-from-the-days-of-slavery-to-the-2019-morehouse-graduation-121402 (https://theconversation.com/400-years-of-black-giving-from-the-days-of-slavery-to-the-2019-morehouse-graduation-121402) http://www.philanthropic-giving.com/profiles/oprah-winfrey/ (http://www.philanthropic-giving.com/profiles/oprah-winfrey/) https://ipromise.school/#slide-1 (https://ipromise.school/#slide-1) https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/07/30/lebron-james-promise-school-akron-ohio/862159002/ (https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2018/07/30/lebron-james-promise-school-akron-ohio/862159002/) https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-jay-z-donate-to-covid-19-relief-975676/ (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-jay-z-donate-to-covid-19-relief-975676/)