Mark E. White

Mark E. White is a school leadership and training consultant, author, and speaker. He previously served as superintendent of the Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools in Gahanna, Ohio, where the district earned the state’s highest academic ranking, opened Clark Hall, and achieved financial stability. He has also worked as director of education and outreach at Mindset Digital, academic principal in the International Department of the Beijing National Day School in Beijing, and as a consultant to both the College Board and the ACT.

White is the co-author of Leading Schools in Disruptive Times: How to Survive Hyper-Change with Dwight L. Carter and 5-Gen Leadership: Leading 5 Generations in Schools in the 2020s. His earlier roles included band director, high school English teacher and department head, high school assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent. He holds a bachelor’s degree in music with a minor in English from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s degree in education administration from Texas State University in San Marcos.