Paul Forbes is a bias awareness and equity consultant who focuses on implicit bias, “the work behind the work”. A native New Yorker he has dedicated his professional life to working with students and families from historically underrepresented neighborhoods and communities. After 3 years as a Dean of Discipline in East Harlem, Paul spent almost 20 years as a central administrator in various roles within the NYC DOE.

In his last role Executive Director for Educational Equity, Anti-Bias and Diversity, Paul provided oversight and support for the effective implementation and continuous development of the Implicit Bias/CRE initiative for NYC staff and administrators. He also helped develop a strategic vision to guide the implementation of trainings & professional development to schools, after-school providers, districts, and central offices on equity topics within education that included implicit bias, culturally responsive education and discussions around systemic and structural racism.