Stefan Lallinger

Stefan Lallinger serves as Chief Policy Officer at the Maryland State Department of Education. He previously served as executive director of Next100, a think tank focused on developing new policy leaders and elevating the voices of those closest to and most impacted by policy.

Stefan also served as a senior fellow on The Century Foundation’s K–12 Education team and as a strategic advisor to the Bridges Collaborative. As the first director of the Bridges Collaborative, he recruited more than fifty school districts and housing organizations that collectively serve more than three million students and families to join the inaugural cohort of leaders combating segregation in schools and neighborhoods.

Earlier in his career, Stefan served as special assistant to the chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. Prior to that, he spent nine years as a principal, assistant principal, and teacher at a pre-K through 8th grade public school in post-Katrina New Orleans. He holds BAs in political science and development studies from Brown University, an MA in history from the University of New Orleans, and a doctorate in education leadership from Harvard University.

Inspired by his grandfather, Louis Redding, a civil rights lawyer, Stefan has been a fierce advocate for integration and equity throughout his career.