Aaron North

Aaron North is vice president and interim program lead at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he serves as a member of the Foundation’s senior leadership team. He leads a program team supporting activities designed to ensure more Kansas City students of all ages have access to equitable and real-world relevant opportunities and pathways leading to economically empowering careers and community well-being.

Prior to joining the Kauffman Foundation, North served as the founding executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Association (MCPSA). Before leading the startup effort at MCPSA, North worked for the education team at Volunteers of America of Minnesota as a school resource center director at the University of Minnesota, and in the Minnesota Department of Education’s Office of Choice and Innovation. He taught high school English in rural North Carolina as a Teach For America corps member and worked for Andersen Consulting and Sprint PCS prior to his teaching experience. North has helped create or catalyze several education programs, including the Ewing Marion Kauffman School, Kansas City Scholars/Great Jobs KC, SchoolSmartKC, Success-Ready Students Network, and the Real World Learning initiative. He is a Pahara-Aspen Fellow and serves as board chair of Kauffman Scholars, Inc.

North earned a Master of Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Kansas.