Senior Fellow, Special Advisor to the Dean About Timothy Knowles Timothy Knowles is founder and Managing Partner of the Academy Group. The Academy Group is a new enterprise designed to prepare young people from under-resourced communities to own and operate successful companies nationwide; reduce economic disparities and; serve as a human capital engine, built on a sustainable business model, to unlock human potential at scale. Knowles also serves as Senior Fellow and Advisor at the University of Chicago. Previously Knowles served as the Pritzker Director of the University of Chicago Urban Labs. Urban Labs focus on five dimensions of urban life—education, crime, health, poverty, and energy and the environment—working globally to design, test and scale policies and programs that are effective, humane, and cost-efficient. At the University of Chicago, Knowles also established, directed, and served as Chairman of the Urban Education Institute, influencing educational policy and practice nationwide. He also served as the John Dewey Clinical Professor. Before moving to Chicago, Knowles was the Deputy Superintendent of the Boston Public Schools and co-directed the Boston Annenberg Challenge, a nationally regarded effort to improve literacy instruction at scale. Prior to his work in Boston, he was director of a full-service K–8 school in New York City, founding director of Teach for America in New York, and a teacher of African history in Botswana. He has started a wide range of social sector organizations, is a nationally recognized speaker and recipient of multiple honors and awards. He received his doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College. Contact Information tknowles@uchicago.edu Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Ariel Kalil: Multigenerational households are key to better support for kids of single mothers Thu., April 25, 2024 America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population Wed., April 24, 2024 Upcoming Events More events SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Challenge Program for High School Students: Navigating US College Admissions with Ranjan Daniels Mon., April 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM Data & Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Roundtable with Alumni Mon., April 29, 2024 | 7:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 30, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States