Chester E. Finn Jr.

Chester E. Finn Jr.
Born
Chester Evans Finn Jr.

(1944-08-03) August 3, 1944 (age 80)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
EducationBA (history), 1965
MA (social studies teaching), 1967
Ed.D. (educational policy), 1970
Alma materHarvard University
Board member of
National Council on Teacher Quality
'Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
' CVPath Institute >

National Assessment Governing Board, including two years as its chairman (1988–1996)

Maryland State Board of Education (2015-2018)
Spouse
Renu Virmani
​
(m. 1974)​
[1]
Children2
Notes

Chester Evans "Checker" Finn Jr. (born August 3, 1944) is a former professor of education, an educational policy analyst, and a former United States Assistant Secretary of Education. He is currently the president emeritus of the nonprofit Thomas B. Fordham Foundation in Washington, D.C. He is also Volker Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution where he chairs the Working Group on Good American Citizenship. He was also a member of the Maryland Kirwan Commission on Education during its authorization period from 2016 to 2019.[3]

Finn was Professor of Education and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University (1981–2002). He served as Assistant Secretary for Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education (1985–88). Prior positions included Staff Assistant to U.S. President Richard Nixon; special assistant to Massachusetts Governor Francis Sargent (1972–73); counsel to U.S. Ambassador to India Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1973–74); Research Associate at the Brookings Institution (1974–77); and legislative director for U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1977–81).

  1. ^ Wood, Shelley (June 23, 2004). "Standing against the stream: Dr Renu Virmani". HeartWire. WebMD. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
  2. ^ "Chester Evans Finn Jr." Marquis Who's Who TM. Marquis Who's Who, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC. Fee via Fairfax County Public Library, accessed 2009-05-16. Document Number: K2017758079
  3. ^ "COMMISSION ON INNOVATION & EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION". Maryland.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved June 23, 2020.