Dr. Paul Hill is the founder of the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education and Research Professor at the University of Washington Bothell. His current work focuses on re-missioning states and school districts to promote school performance, choice and innovation, and finance and productivity.Hill's ideas have profoundly impacted education reform nationwide, influencing the way that many scholars, policymakers, and education leaders think about how the U.S. public education system can be restructured. His development of the portfolio school district management strategy has directly shaped education reform initiatives in cities like New York and New Orleans, among others. He has built a national network of school district officials, mayors, foundations, nonprofits, and others who are pursuing the portfolio strategy. Dr. Hill is a trusted advisor to many of the nation's leading superintendents, state chiefs, and governors, and a frequent source of expertise for legislators and the media. His books include Learning as We Go: Why School Choice Is Worth the Wait (Hoover, 2010), It Takes A City: Getting Serious About Urban School Reform (Brookings Press, 2000), and Reinventing Public Education: How Contracting Can Transform America's Schools, with Lawrence Pierce and James Guthrie (University of Chicago Press, 1997). Dr. Hill holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Ohio State University and a B.A. from Seattle University, all in political science.