Brett Wigdortz

Who is Brett Wigdortz?

Brett Harris Wigdortz OBE is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Teach First, an educational charity working to break the link between low family income and poor educational attainment. He is originally from Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA and is a dual US/UK citizen.

Wigdortz currently serves as a trustee of PEAS and Future Leaders, which recruits and train the next generation of outstanding headteachers for challenging urban secondary schools. He is also co-founder, trustee and chief strategy advisor to Teach For All, an organization created in partnership with Teach For America, to help other countries start similar programs and create a global network of leaders dedicated to addressing educational disadvantage.