Michelle Odemwingie is the Chief Executive Officer at Achievement Network. With nearly a decade of leadership at ANet, Michelle has held key roles, including Chief of School and System Services and Chief of Staff, driving strategic growth and impact across school systems. This includes spearheading ANet’s Breakthrough Results Fund in partnership with five school districts across the country. Through her work at ANet and in her local community, Michelle maintains a deep personal commitment to ensuring instructional excellence for all students and creating empowering learning environments where students are able to thrive.

A recognized strategic advisor and policy advocate for the future of assessments, she plays a key role in shaping the national conversation around instructional improvement. Michelle actively engages in education policy and system-level transformation, advising districts, policymakers, and nonprofit leaders on instructional strategy, assessment innovation, and access to high-quality materials. She serves on national advisory councils for peer non-profits facilitating the collaboration between research and policy organizations, to inform the future of K-12 education.

Prior to joining ANet, she spearheaded the ThinkMath team in California and DC, supporting instructional leaders around math enrichment and intervention programs, as well as supporting secondary math teachers through TNTP and Teach for America. Michelle began her career as an educator teaching secondary math in the District of Columbia.