Ron Fairchild

Ron Fairchild is President and CEO of the Smarter Learning Group, a consulting firm focused on helping communities break cycles of generational poverty. Prior to launching the firm in 2011, Ron served as the founding CEO of the National Summer Learning Association and the executive director of its predecessor organization, the Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University from 2002 to 2010. His earlier positions include serving as the director of education programs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and as an education associate with the Public Education Network. He is also a former public school teacher who holds a B.A. and M.Ed. from Vanderbilt University.