After serving as a teacher and principal at both the elementary and secondary levels, and then working at the district office, Thomas C. Murray now serves as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, a project of All4Ed in Washington, D.C. 

He has testified before the United States Congress and has previously worked alongside that body and the US Senate, the White House, the US Department of Education and state departments of education, and school districts throughout the country to implement student-centered learning. 

Murray serves as a regular conference keynote and has previously been named one of “20 to Watch” by NSBA, the “National/Global EdTech Leader of the Year”, the “Education Thought Leader of the Year”, and the “Education Policy Person of the Year” by the Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

His last two books Learning Transformed and Personal & Authentic are both best sellers.