Ken Zeff, Ed.D

Ken is the founding Executive Director of Learn4Life. Previously Ken served in several roles at Fulton County Schools including Superintendent and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer. Ken arrived from Los Angeles where he served as the Chief Operations Officer for Green Dot Public Schools. Green Dot Public Schools is an award winning charter management organization serving over 10,000 students in Los Angeles and New York. He was also a White House Fellow and served as a senior policy consultant to the US Secretary of Education. As a manager at Deloitte Consulting, he led process redesign, strategic planning, and financial management projects for Fortune 500 companies. Ken serves on several boards in metro Atlanta including Junior Achievement, the Atlanta-Fulton County Library Foundation, the Get Georgia Reading Cabinet and is an alumni of the Aspen-Pahara Fellowship and Leadership Atlanta. Ken received his BA in Economics from the University of Michigan, his MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and his Doctorate in Education Leadership from Georgia State University. Ken was elected to the Atlanta Board of Education in 2023, serving District 3. Outside of work, Ken enjoys biking on the Beltline, cheering on Michigan athletics, and serving as a proud parent to his three Atlanta Public Schools students.

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