Todd Zoellick is an author, educator, attorney, business owner, and frequent lecturer on education, literacy, and policy issues. He is an advocate for children and education across the United States and around the world.

Todd is the Midwest Regional President for PROACT Search, an executive search and management consulting company for education institutions, and Synesi Associates, an education consulting firm. He is also the Founder and President of Zoellick Enterprises, LLC, an education advocacy organization for K-12 and higher education institutions that works to improve educational opportunities for all students throughout the United States and internationally.

Formerly, Todd was the Deputy Secretary’s Regional Representative for Region V at the United States Department of Education. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to that role in 2005 and served as one of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings’ top officials for Region V until 2009. At the Department of Education, Todd visited thousands of schools throughout the region and actively engaged students, teachers, parents, administrators, business and civic organizations, and government officials to explain education policy and to build bridges between practitioners and policy makers.