President, Children Now

Ted Lempert serves as a Board Member for SupplyBank.org and the Oakport project. He is the President of Children Now, an Oakland-based, national research and policy nonprofit focused on transforming children’s advocacy. 

Ted has overseen Children Now’s work which has achieved countless wins for kids, including historic school equity reform, health coverage for all California kids, universal preschool for four-year-olds, expanded access to childcare, and supports for foster youth. He is also a Lecturer in the Political Science Department at the University of California at Berkeley. 

Ted co-founded EdVoice, a California education reform organization, and previously served as CEO. He served as an elected California State Assemblymember for four terms, representing Silicon Valley. He served as Chair of the Assembly Higher Education Committee and had more than 75 bills signed by three Governors. Ted also served on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and San Mateo County Board of Education. Prior to holding public office, he was special counsel and an associate for the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter, and Hampton.

Ted received the “Florette Angel Memorial Child Advocacy Award” from the Partnership for America’s Children, and the “Al Rodda Lifetime Service Award” from the California School Boards Association. He was named “Legislator of the Year” by numerous education groups.

Ted graduated from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs and earned his law degree from Stanford University.