Paolo DeMaria has spent 28 years in public service, the last four as Ohio’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. In his current role, Mr. DeMaria supports Ohio’s 3,600 public schools and 1.7 million students.
He has focused on education policy and improvement throughout his career. One such accomplishment is the development of Each Child, Our Future, Ohio’s strategic plan for education. That plan focuses on the role education plays in meeting the needs of the whole child to accomplish the plan’s vision: Each child is challenged to discover and learn, prepared to pursue a fulfilling post-high school path and empowered to become a resilient, lifelong learner who contributes to society.
His career has included service as the Senior Fiscal Analyst of the Ohio Senate, Director of Ohio’s Office of Budget and Management, Chief Policy Advisor to former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft, and Executive Vice Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education. He previously worked for the Ohio Department of Education as Associate Superintendent of the Center for School Options and Finance. Prior to becoming State Superintendent, he was Principal Consultant with Education First Consulting.
Mr. DeMaria earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from Furman University, and a Master of Public Administration from The Ohio State University’s John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
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