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Dr. Mitchell is president and chief executive officer of NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm that supports both nonprofit and for-profit education entrepreneurs who are transforming public education, a position he has held since 2005. Dr. Mitchell has long been a leader in education reform in California and nationally. From 2008 through 2010, he also served as president of the California State Board of Education. Prior to taking the helm at NewSchools in 2005, Dr. Mitchell was president of Occidental College, a position he held from 1999 to 2005. Dr. Mitchell previously held roles as vice chancellor and dean of the School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, professor and chair of the Department of Education at Dartmouth College, and vice president of education and strategic initiatives at the J. Paul Getty Trust. He has served on a number of policy commissions, including chairing the Governor’s Committee on Ed
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- • 110 investors hold the Member of the Board of Directors role in VCSift. Ted Mitchell is one of them.
- • 1,381 investors are based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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