Professional Biography
Carl-Anthony Watson is an educational consultant supporting schools, districts/networks and organizations in the following areas: operational management, organizational design, leadership development and inquiry-based improvement. Previously, Dr. Watson has served as chief operating officer at various educational nonprofit networks where he has led school-based operations, human resources, talent acquisition, student recruitment, board relations and financial management. His experience includes founding an all-boys elementary school in New York City, shepherding a school turnaround initiative that changed the trajectory of three failing large secondary schools, coaching school districts across the country in developing their leadership pipelines of principals and teaching high school English in Washington, DC.
Dr. Watson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Temple University, a Master of Public Administration degree in Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy from New York University and a Doctorate in Educational and Organizational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, Dr. Watson is a certified and practicing Emergency Medical Technician in New York State.
