Dr. Vikash Reddy
Title: Senior Director of Policy Research, The Campaign for College Opportunity
Education: B.A., government, Dartmouth College; M.S., teaching, Pace University; Ph.D., education policy, Teachers College, Columbia University
Age: 38
Mentors: Dr. Linda Fowler, Dartmouth College; Dr. Douglas Ready, Teachers College, Columbia University; Dr. Susan Fuhrman, Teachers College, Columbia University; Dr. Ester Fuchs, Columbia University; the late David Dinkins, former mayor of New York City.
Words of encouragement/wisdom: “Academia doesn’t always reward the simpler writing. But more descriptive pieces that are carefully done are powerful in the policy and advocacy world. Another piece of advice: treat your writing more like a dragon to be slayed than your baby or pet project. That makes it easier to take feedback in stride to create a tighter product.”
