Chris Kang is the Chief Operating Officer for Alpha Public Schools. In this role, Chris manages the operations function at Alpha. Ensuring that schools have strong systems and processes in order to ensure that school leaders and teachers are able to focus on providing highly effective instruction for our students is a driving priority for Chris.

Prior to joining Alpha, Chris worked as Senior Director, KIPP School Leadership Programs Operations at the KIPP Foundation. Chris began his career in education as an AmeriCorps member at Partners in School Innovation in San Francisco. After moving to New York City, Chris worked for the next five years as a middle school math teacher in public and charter schools in New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. Chris then served as the Director of Operations of the Excellence Boys Charter School Middle Academy, part of the Uncommon Schools network in Brooklyn, New York. Chris earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree in education from Bank Street College, and an MBA from Yale University.

In his spare time, Chris is a long-suffering Buffalo Bills fan, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fanatic, and most importantly enjoys spending time with his wife and two sons.