Ethan Gray
Partner
Ethan Gray is a Partner at City Fund, where he collaborates with local leaders across the country to expand access to high-quality public school options for children in their cities. In addition to his work with local partners, Ethan leads City Fund’s internal efforts on charter school authorizing and school accountability, ensuring schools deliver strong outcomes for students.
Before joining City Fund, Ethan founded and served as CEO of Education Cities, a national network of city-based nonprofits working to expand high-quality public school options. Under his leadership, Education Cities supported the growth of hundreds of high-performing schools, improving educational opportunities for tens of thousands of students nationwide. Earlier in his career, Ethan served as vice president of The Mind Trust, an Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, where he helped design and implement the Creating Opportunity Schools plan to transform Indianapolis Public Schools, significantly expanding access to improved school options over the past decade.
Ethan began his career as policy director at Be the Change, Inc., where he developed a national service expansion plan that influenced the bipartisan Serve America Act. He serves on the boards of Denver Families for Public Schools, Excellent Schools New Mexico, High Desert Chamber Music, and The Putney School. Ethan lives in Bend, Oregon, with his wife, son, and small adventure dog.
