EVP, Executive Director
Cause Research Institute - National University
Tom Stewart, PhD, is the executive vice president and executive director of the Cause Research Institute at National University. He also co-chairs the Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (S-JEDI) Council at National University. Tom is an experienced executive leader, with more than 30 years of K–12 and post-secondary experience in education and criminal justice reform, innovation, and transformation. He has done extensive work in providing educational and other developmental opportunities for underserved and underrepresented individuals and communities. Before his current position, Tom served as President of John F. Kennedy University, and President of Patton University. He has co-founded or led more than 20 schools, universities, and nonprofit organizations, including the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) and National Black Graduate Student Association (NBGSA). He has authored numerous publications on school reform, parent involvement, criminal justice reform, and leading change with grace. Tom is a US Army veteran, and he earned a doctor of philosophy in government from Harvard University and a bachelor of arts in political science from the University of the District of Columbia.
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