Andrew Gallagher began his career in the United Kingdom in 1996 where, over the course of seven years, he served as a teacher, new teacher mentor and, ultimately, as a school administrator in two large secondary schools (grades 6 through 12). In 2003, Andrew made the transformative decision to move to New York City to work in the nation’s largest and most diverse public school system. During his tenure in New York City, he has served as a teacher, instructional coach, professional developer, Deputy Network Leader, Executive Director for School Improvement, and Director of School Renewal/Turnaround. In his current role as Senior Director for the NYC DOE's Office of Community Supports and Wellness, he co-leads the largest SEL initiative in the nation, and is responsible for developing the systems and structures necessary to build the capacity of all 45 districts to strengthen the alignment and intersectionalities of social-emotional and academic learning. Andrew co-wrote the first peer-reviewed empirical research on the organizational structure of New York City’s school support systems, and is a graduate of Teachers College, Columbia University, where he also obtained certification as an Executive Leadership Coach from Columbia’s School of Business. He has presented at multiple conferences, including ASCD, ISTE, Pegasus, Southeast Conference on School Climate, and EduCon. Andrew is also certified in Harvard’s Data Wise Improvement Process.