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Maurice Ghysels, Ed.D.
 
Dr. Maurice Ghysels has 26 years of leadership in public education, corporate and business consulting. Dr. Ghysels served as a classroom teacher and a middle and high school principal. Dr. Ghysels is committed to providing students with an Education for the World Ahead with a passion for academic excellence, strong community and a broad worldview,
 
Dr. Ghysels has experience not only as a teacher and educational leader; he also has extensive corporate and consultant experience. Prior to joining the Mountain View Whisman School District, he served as the Deputy Superintendent and Chief Operations Officer for the Campbell Union School District. Also serving as a middle and high school principal, he worked in public school districts in Pleasanton Unified, Mt. Diablo Unified and San Ramon Unified School Districts. Maurice began his professional career in California public schools as a high school teacher of economics, mathematics, music and leadership.
 
Dr. Ghysels led executive development and continuous improvement initiatives as a vice president and chief learning officer for Citigroup’s global real estate and corporate infrastructure, as well as Citigroup’s online banking and brokerage.
 
Also heading up a learning organization for a start-up, Groundswell, Inc. Dr. Ghysels developed and delivered training and coaching in leadership, relationship management, customer service, project management, quality-process improvement and communication.
 
As a consultant, Dr. Ghysels has delivered leadership development to Genentech, AutoDesk, Citigroup, Children’s Miracle Network, Electronic Arts, Tyco, and Wellpoint.
 
Dr. Ghysels holds a doctorate in education from the University of San Francisco, a masters in educational leadership from CSU Hayward, and a bachelors in economics from San Jose State University.  Dr. Ghysels is on the Board of Directors of the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce.
 
Currently, he serves as an adjunct professor at Pepperdine’s Educational Leadership and Psychology program and has recently published the following articles:
Create Teacher Leaders for Better Decision-Making, School Superintendent’s Insider,January 2008
Will Students Make the Grade in an Education for the World Ahead? The Erroneous Dilemma Between Testing and Creativity, The Journal for Quality and Participation, April 2009
Classroom Lessons Learned, Quality Progress, January 2008
A New Approach to Business Partnerships, Association of California School Administrators Leadership, November/December 2006
 

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