Christopher B. Swanson is the vice president of °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳, the nonprofit corporation that publishes °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳. As a member of the organization’s senior leadership team, his responsibilities include project and product development, strategic planning, fundraising activities, and building relationships with foundations and other organizations working to advance American education. In addition to leading °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳’s development, fundraising, and communications operations, he oversees the organization’s audience engagement, analytics, and social media teams, the in-house library, and °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Press. He previously was a senior research associate at the Urban Institute. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Chicago.