Jeremy Grant-Skinner has committed his career to ensuring all young people have access to a barrier-breaking educational experience that empowers them to pursue their dreams. Since beginning his career as a teacher in Baltimore, he has served students, educators, and schools for two decades, driving transformative change and achieving breakthrough results in some of the nation’s largest, most diverse districts.
A nationally recognized HR leader, Broad Fellow, and SHRM-certified professional, Jeremy is co-founder and Co-CEO of Better People, which helps education organizations imagine and implement innovative ways to recruit, develop, engage, and retain high-impact educators, leaders, and support staff. With over a decade of experience as Chief Talent/HR Officer across four large districts, Jeremy applies proven strategies to help districts strengthen HR systems and talent pipelines.
Until 2024, Jeremy was Deputy Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, where he supervised a team of nearly 500 responsible for Talent, Strategy, Professional Learning, Equity, and Information Technology. Jeremy oversaw first-year implementation of the district’s 5-year strategic plan, hired the highest number of new teachers in more than a dozen years while reducing teacher attrition by 20%, and co-led implementation of the district’s first full-scale HR system modernization in nearly 30 years.