Paul Kihn serves as the District of Columbia’s Deputy Mayor for Education, overseeing on behalf the Mayor the city’s public education and workforce training systems. In this role, Paul has helped to shepherd strong post-pandemic learning growth and increased graduation rates. Paul previously served as the Deputy Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia including oversight of innovation schools and charter authorizing; and as a partner and leader of the U.S. K12 Education Practice for the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Earlier in his career Paul also spent a decade as a classroom teacher and community youth worker in South Africa, Ireland and New York City. He holds a masters in business administration from Columbia University, a masters in educational administration from Teachers College, and a masters in education history from the Univestiy of Cape Town.