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Chester E. Finn, Jr., scholar, educator and public servant, has devoted most of his career to improving education in the United States.

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Chester Finn Biography

Chester E. Finn, Jr., scholar, educator and public servant, has devoted most of his career to improving education in the United States. As John M. Olin Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, his primary focus is the reform of primary and secondary schooling.Finn is also a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and an Adjunct Fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he worked from 1995 through 1998. From 1992 through 1994, he served as founding partner and senior scholar with the Edison Project. He has been Professor of Education and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University since 1981. (He is currently on leave.) From 1985 to 1988 he served as Assistant Secretary for Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. Earlier positions include Staff Assistant to the President of the United States; Special Assistant to the Governor of Massachusetts; Counsel to the American Ambassador to India; Research Associate in Governmental Studies at the Brookings Institution; and Legislative Director for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.A native of Ohio, he holds an undergraduate degree in U.S. history, a master's degree in social studies teaching, and a doctorate in education policy and administration from Harvard University.

For more than 20 years, Finn has been in the forefront of the national debate about school reform. His participation in seminars, conferences, and hearings has taken him to colleges, education and civic groups,and government organizations throughout the United States, and to more than a dozen countries.Author of 13 books, Finn's most recent, released in March 2000 by Princeton University Press, is Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education, co-authored with Bruno V. Manno and Gregg Vanourek. In 1999, with William J. Bennett and John Cribb, he published The Educated Child: A Parent's Guide from Pre-School Through Eighth Grade (The Free Press). Other titles among his eleven books include The New Promise of American Life, co-edited with Lamar Alexander; Radical Education Reforms; Education Reform in the 90's; We Must Take Charge: Our Schools and Our Future; What Do Our 17-Year-Olds Know? written with Diane Ravitch, and Scholars, Dollars and Bureaucrats.

He serves on a number of boards including K12, Project Achieve, and The Philanthropy Roundtable, as well as the advisory boards of the National Association of Scholars, the Center of the American Experiment, and Parents Raising Educational Standards in Schools. From 1988 to 1996, he was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, including two years as its Chairman.

Author of more than 300 articles, his work has appeared in The Weekly Standard, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, The Public Interest, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Harvard Business Review, The American Spectator, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times.

Finn has received citations and awards for his work from the Educational Press Association of America,Choice magazine, the Education Writers Association, and the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. He holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Colgate University.He and his wife, Renu Virmani, a physician, have two grown children. They live in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools

What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools

Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik

Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik

Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education.

Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education.

Can Teachers Own Their Own Schools?: New Strategies for Educational Excellence

Can Teachers Own Their Own Schools?: New Strategies for Educational Excellence

The Educated Child: A Parents Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade by William J. Bennett, Chester E. Finn Jr., John T. E. Cribb Jr 1st (first) Touchstone Edition [Paperback(2000/11/6)]

The Educated Child: A Parents Guide From Preschool Through Eighth Grade by William J. Bennett, Chester E. Finn Jr., John T. E. Cribb Jr 1st (first) Touchstone Edition [Paperback(2000/11/6)]

The New Promise of American Life

The New Promise of American Life

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  • What topics does Chester Finn speak about?

    Chester Finn is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Conservative Speakers, Education, Political Speakers.
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    Chester Finn generally travels from Maryland, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Chester Finn for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chester Finn for your next private or corporate function.
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    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chester Finn or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
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Chester E. Finn, Jr., scholar, educator and public servant, has devoted most of his career to improving education in the United States.

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Chester Finn Biography

Chester E. Finn, Jr., scholar, educator and public servant, has devoted most of his career to improving education in the United States. As John M. Olin Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and president of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, his primary focus is the reform of primary and secondary schooling.Finn is also a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution and an Adjunct Fellow at the Hudson Institute, where he worked from 1995 through 1998. From 1992 through 1994, he served as founding partner and senior scholar with the Edison Project. He has been Professor of Education and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University since 1981. (He is currently on leave.) From 1985 to 1988 he served as Assistant Secretary for Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. Earlier positions include Staff Assistant to the President of the United States; Special Assistant to the Governor of Massachusetts; Counsel to the American Ambassador to India; Research Associate in Governmental Studies at the Brookings Institution; and Legislative Director for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.A native of Ohio, he holds an undergraduate degree in U.S. history, a master's degree in social studies teaching, and a doctorate in education policy and administration from Harvard University.

For more than 20 years, Finn has been in the forefront of the national debate about school reform. His participation in seminars, conferences, and hearings has taken him to colleges, education and civic groups,and government organizations throughout the United States, and to more than a dozen countries.Author of 13 books, Finn's most recent, released in March 2000 by Princeton University Press, is Charter Schools in Action: Renewing Public Education, co-authored with Bruno V. Manno and Gregg Vanourek. In 1999, with William J. Bennett and John Cribb, he published The Educated Child: A Parent's Guide from Pre-School Through Eighth Grade (The Free Press). Other titles among his eleven books include The New Promise of American Life, co-edited with Lamar Alexander; Radical Education Reforms; Education Reform in the 90's; We Must Take Charge: Our Schools and Our Future; What Do Our 17-Year-Olds Know? written with Diane Ravitch, and Scholars, Dollars and Bureaucrats.

He serves on a number of boards including K12, Project Achieve, and The Philanthropy Roundtable, as well as the advisory boards of the National Association of Scholars, the Center of the American Experiment, and Parents Raising Educational Standards in Schools. From 1988 to 1996, he was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, including two years as its Chairman.

Author of more than 300 articles, his work has appeared in The Weekly Standard, The Christian Science Monitor, The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, The Public Interest, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Harvard Business Review, The American Spectator, The Boston Globe, and The New York Times.

Finn has received citations and awards for his work from the Educational Press Association of America,Choice magazine, the Education Writers Association, and the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. He holds an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Colgate University.He and his wife, Renu Virmani, a physician, have two grown children. They live in Chevy Chase, Maryland.

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  • Chester E. Finn Jr. remarks on Koret Task Force
    At the Hoover Institution symposium on blended learning, Koret Task Force on K--12 Education Chair Chester E. Finn Jr. gives an overview of the...
  • Civic Purposes of Education and the Common Core: Chester E. Finn ...

Chester Finn Books

FAQs on booking Chester Finn

  • How do I book Chester Finn to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Chester Finn for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Chester Finn, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Chester Finn or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Chester Finn

    Speaking fees for Chester Finn, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Chester Finn are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Chester Finn, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Chester Finn speak about?

    Chester Finn is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Conservative Speakers, Education, Political Speakers.
  • Where does Chester Finn travel from?

    Chester Finn generally travels from Maryland, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Chester Finn’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Chester Finn for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Chester Finn for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Chester Finn or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Chester Finn is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Chester Finn for your event is available upon request. Chester Finn generally travels from MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Paul E. Peterson, Terry M. Moe, Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Caroline Hoxby and David Steven. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Chester Finn for an upcoming live or virtual event.

Chester Finn Speaker Videos

  • Chester E. Finn Jr. remarks on Koret Task Force
    At the Hoover Institution symposium on blended learning, Koret Task Force on K--12 Education Chair Chester E. Finn Jr. gives an overview of the accomplishmen...
    Civic Purposes of Education and the Common Core: Chester E. Finn ...

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

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