Patrick M. Shields served as the founding executive director of the Learning Policy Institute where he worked across content teams to develop strategic priorities and support fundraising. Prior to joining LPI, he was the Executive Director of SRI Education, where he also served as Research Director for Teaching and California’s Future, a 15-year initiative to track the quality of the teacher workforce that contributed to legislation to ensure high-quality teaching for all of California’s students.

Shields received a PhD and an MA in Educational Policy from Stanford University, an MA in Educational Administration from Columbia University, and a BA in Romance Languages from Amherst College.

LPI Senior Fellows are invited based on their demonstrated expertise in the field and engagement with LPI’s mission to advance equitable, high-quality education through nonpartisan, evidence-based research. Beyond their collaborative efforts with LPI, the views and opinions expressed by LPI Senior Fellows are their own and do not reflect those of the institute.