Juliet Squire is a principal in the Policy and Thought Leadership area at Bellwether Education Partners, where she focuses on school choice, governance, and rural education, among other topics. She most recently worked at the New Jersey Department of Education, where she directed strategies for advancing technology-driven innovation and oversaw the state’s Race to the Top program. Previously, she managed school board relationships and new business development for National Heritage Academies, providing support to school leaders and helping to launch new charter schools in Louisiana, New York, and Wisconsin. Juliet began her career at the American Enterprise Institute, where she studied a wide range of issues in K-12 and higher education policy. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University. She currently serves on the board of a charter school in Washington, DC.