Ross Wiener

Ross Wiener is Vice President for Program & Policy at the Education Trust, a national, non-profit organization focused on closing achievement gaps in public education. Prior to joining The Education Trust, Ross served as a trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. As an attorney in the Educational Opportunities Section, Ross investigated and prosecuted violations of federal civil rights laws in schools and school districts across the country, including cases involving desegregation, disability rights, harassment, and the adequacy of services to limited-English proficient students. Ross received a B.A. with Honors in History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a law degree with High Honors from the George Washington University Law School, and clerked for Judge Kermit Victor Lipez of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.