Jim May is the president & CEO of New Tech Network (NTN), a national education nonprofit transforming K-12 public education. Since joining NTN in 2011 as a School Development Coach, he has held multiple leadership roles, returning in 2022 after a brief hiatus to co-lead the organization before assuming his current position.
Previously, Jim was a founding staff member and principal at Two Rivers Public Charter School in Washington, DC. He began his career as a high school social studies teacher and soccer coach in South Carolina. A committed education leader, he has been a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar, an education policy fellow at the Institute for Educational Leadership, a fellow at the National Center for Leadership, and, most recently a Pahara Fellow. He holds degrees from Presbyterian College and The George Washington University and is an alumnus of the Stanford EdLeaders program.
Outside of work, Jim serves on multiple nonprofit boards and is deeply involved in coaching youth soccer. Jim lives in El Paso, TX with his wife, Evan, and their three children.