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Brett Harris Wigdortz OBE (born in 1973) is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Teach First,〔Teach First.("Teach First official website" ). Retrieved 29 October 2012.〕 an educational charity working to break the link between low family income and poor educational attainment. He is originally from Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA and is a dual US/UK citizen. Wigdortz currently serves as a trustee of the National College for Digital Skills and Future Leaders,〔Future Leaders.("Future Leaders official website" ). Retrieved 29 October 2012〕 which recruits and train the next generation of outstanding headteachers for challenging urban secondary schools. He is also co-founder and a trustee of Teach For All,〔Teach For All.("Teach For All official website" ). Retrieved 29 October 2012〕 an organization created with Wendy Kopp to help social entrepreneurs in other countries start similar programs and create a global network of social enterprises dedicated to addressing educational disadvantage. ==Education and career== Wigdortz graduated with an Honours bachelor's degree in Economics and International Studies: Politics and Diplomacy from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia〔University of Richmond.("University of Richmond official website" ). Retrieved 29 October 2012〕 in 1995, and a master's degree in Economics from the University of Hawaii 〔Department of Economics Newsletter, Winter 2003. ("Economic Currents" ). Retrieved 24 October 2012〕 and a Masters Certificate in Asian Studies from the East-West Center in 1997. While studying at the University of Hawaii, he worked as a researcher at the East-West Centre in Honolulu, focusing on energy and economic development issues in Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands. He co-authored a paper on future Asian energy flows (China and Central Asia's Volatile Mix : Energy, Trade, and Ethnic Relations)〔JAMES P. DORIAN, BRETT H. WIGDORTZ, DRU C. GLADNEY (May 1997), No.31 ("China and Central Asia’s Volatile Mix: Energy, Trade, and Ethnic Relations" ) The AsiaPacific Issues. Retrieved 24 October 2012.〕 and consulted for the State of Hawaii. During 1998, he worked as a journalist in Indonesia and Hong Kong, covering the Asian economic crisis and political changes in Indonesia. In 1999, he went on to develop South East Asia policy and business programmes at the Asia Society in New York City. In 2000, Wigdortz joined McKinsey & Company 〔EducationState ("McKinsey On Trial: Where Now For Gove, Barber & Teach First?" ). Retrieved 29 October 2012〕 as a consultant in Indonesia, Singapore, and the Philippines – focusing on retail banking, organisational effectiveness, and Asian microfinance. In August 2001, Wigdortz transferred to McKinsey’s London office and was placed on a ''pro bono'' study for business organisations London First and Business in the Community to look at how their business members could help improve results in London schools. It was during this project that he wrote the original business plan for Teach First and then took what was originally planned as a six-month leave of absence in February 2002 to develop and build support for the idea.〔Jenny Knight (10 July 2012) ("Where only the very best will do" ). ''The Times''. Retrieved 24 October 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brett Wigdortz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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