Steve Harris is the owner and principal of Harris Consulting, a legal firm that advises clients on matters of education, including state and federal policies to advance academic achievement, curriculum development, principal development, and teacher in-service. As the son of a career Air Force sergeant, Steve spent his childhood moving around the world. He earned a B.S. in Math/Computer Science from William Jewell College, then spent two years as a systems analyst before earning his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. He also earned his M.A. in Math Education from New York University before completing an M.A. and Ph.D. in Education Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Steve’s doctoral work focused on leadership for the improvement of outcomes for large urban school districts. As the Chief HR director of the Kansas City School District, Steve made the structural changes the district needed to avoid state take over. He also became the first Diversity Director for the 14,000-student University of Central Missouri. Steve has worked with school districts and universities in Seattle, Nashville, Atlanta, Syracuse, Champaign, IL, and Jacksonville, FL. Having practiced law, worked at all levels in education, and run two non-profits, Steve decided early on that he would only work in and with organizations that are trying to do good, and especially to do good for those who have historically been marginalized by our society.