Tyler Whitmire 

Tyler Whitmire is a Partner at City Fund, where she works with local leaders across the country to expand access to high-quality public school options and drive systemic improvements in urban education. With two decades of experience in political advocacy, community organizing, and education policy, she has played a pivotal role in strengthening the political and advocacy infrastructure of the education reform movement.

For the last twenty years, Tyler has led efforts to build durable political and advocacy infrastructure that supports education reform. She has extensive experience in electoral work, candidate development, lobbying, and grassroots organizing, helping to shape policy environments that support school choice and education equity. As the founder of the community-organizing wing of the California Charter School Association, she helped transform the organization into a powerful political force at both the state and local levels.

Tyler began her career as a community organizer in Portland, Oregon, where she developed grassroots engagement strategies that continue to inform her work today. She currently serves on the boards of AZ Leads, Futuro San Antonio, and Charter Schools Now, supporting initiatives that expand education opportunities for students nationwide.

She is a graduate of Brown University and lives in Sacramento, California, with her husband, two children, and two dogs.