Title Deputy Director, K-12 Education Company The Walton Family Foundation Bio Marisa White Bold is deputy director for the K-12 Education Reform Program at the Walton Family Foundation. Prior to joining the foundation, she served as chief of staff and senior advisor in the Office of Innovation and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. Previously, she was a director at the New York City Department of Education, a Leadership Fellow at NewSchools Venture Fund, and a founding Education Pioneers Fellow for Aspire Public Schools, along with past work in management consulting and organizational development. She holds a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.