EDC is governed by a board of trustees. The president serves as the chief executive officer and leads the internal management council, which directs major programmatic and business activities. Luther S. Luedtke has been president and CEO since 2006.

EDC Divisions

Project staff work within three divisions that focus on learning and teaching, health and human development, and international development. Read more about our programs.

Working with our divisions is a full range of in-house support services, including communications, human resources, legal, accounting, IT, grants management, and building operations.

Board of Trustees

Charles Benton
Chairman
Benton Foundation and Public Media Education LLC
Evanston, Illinois

Beatriz Chu Clewell
Principal Research Associate
The Urban Institute
Washington, D.C.

Larry Irving
President
Irving Information Group
Washington, D.C.

Luther Luedtke
President and CEO
Education Development Center, Inc.
Newton, Massachusetts

William MacArthur
Founder and President
Brooksville Development Corporation
Orlando, Florida

Bradley Palmer
Managing Partner
Palm Ventures, LLC
Greenwich, Connecticut

Linda G. Roberts
National Consultant
(former Director, Office of Educational Technology, U. S. Department of Education)
Darnestown, Maryland

Vivien Stewart
Vice President, Education
Asia Society
New York, New York

Marvin J. Suomi
President and Chief Executive Officer
KUD International
Santa Monica, California

Deborah Wadsworth, Chair
Senior Advisor
Public Agenda
New York, New York

Laura Walker
President and CEO
WNYC Radio
New York, New York

Gail T. P. Wickes
New York, New York

Trustee Emeriti

Edwin D. Campbell
South Dartmouth, Massachusetts

EDC Leadership

President

Luther Luedtke

Senior Vice Presidents

Vivian Guilfoy
Michael Laflin
Robert A. Rotner (Treasurer)
Cheryl Vince Whitman

Vice Presidents

Steve Anzalone
Joanne P. Brady
Nancy Devine
Deborah Haber
Wayne Harvey
Cheryl Hoffman-Bray (Chief Financial Officer)
Ronald C. Israel
Joanna Jones (Director of Human Resources)
Lydia O’Donnell
Mildred Z. Solomon
Bob Spielvogel (Chief Technology Officer)

Secretary

Siobhan Murphy