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Carlos Moreno has been a teacher, a principal, a director, and now a Chief Executive Officer. But through it all he has been and continues to be an observer and a learner. A proud native New Yorker, Carlos is a passionate leader committed to supporting school and district leaders to create high-quality, non-conventional schools designed to tackle systemic issues related to equity and inclusion in education. He currently serves as Executive Director for Big Picture Learning, a nonprofit organization that, since 1995, has developed over 200 such schools in the United States and throughout the world.
After a successful career in the corporate and International non-profit sectors, Carlos has played many roles in the Big Picture Learning network. First as a teacher (2002) and then principal (2006), Assistant Superintendent, and Interim Superintendent (2008-10) at the Met School in Providence, Big Picture’s Learning's first school. Carlos left beautiful New England to formally join the BPL Leadership team as a regional director in New Jersey (2010), where he supported the innovation and change efforts in Newark Public Schools and throughout the state. Carlos was then named National Director of Schools in 2012, serving as a tenacious voice for enriching and expanding opportunities for all youth. In July 2015, Carlos began his role as Big Picture Learning's co-Executive Director.
Carlos is also co-founder and co-director of both the Deeper Learning Equity Fellowship and the Ashé Leaders Fellowship, national leadership programs focused on supporting and developing leaders for underrepresented youth and communities.
Carlos holds dual undergraduate degrees in marketing and business along with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership. In addition to being a Pahara-Aspen Institute Fellow, Carlos is a Brock Prize for Education Finalist and author of the newly ASCD released book Finding Your Leadership Soul: What Our Students Can Teach Us About Love, Care and Vulnerability.
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