Diego Arambula

Diego Arambula is vice president for educational transformation at the Carnegie Foundation. As vice president, he leads ambitious, actionable strategies and builds partnerships with educators, policymakers, parents, employers and community-based organizations to advance Carnegie’s mission.

Arambula began his career in politics, serving as the communications director for U.S. Representative Cal Dooley after serving as his deputy campaign manager.

Most recently, Arambula served as a managing partner with Transcend, where he worked with teachers, principals and superintendents across the country to explore how to best reimagine learning environments to prepare all children to thrive.

Previously, Arambula worked at Summit Public Schools, a leading network of charter public schools headquartered in Redwood City. At Summit, he was a classroom teacher, a founding principal and the chief growth and innovation officer. Through his 10 years as a team member, Arambula supported Summit’s move toward personalization and a refined and scalable school model.

He has also served as the founder and executive director of GO Public Schools Fresno, an education advocacy non-profit focused on unlocking demand for radically re-envisioned school models in his hometown of Fresno, California. Under his leadership, GO Fresno advocated for transformational change in Fresno Unified through its Choosing Our Future report.

Arambula received a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University and a master’s degree in education from Stanford University. He serves on numerous boards, including the Central Valley Community Foundation, and lives in Fresno with his wife, Chandelle, and their two school-aged daughters.