Scott Rechler

A Washington, DC native, Scott graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in social anthropology. He wrote his senior thesis on social entrepreneurship and social change in southern Chile, and co-founded Harvard’s Race, Culture, and Diversity Initiative to improve campus intercultural relations. Scott worked for five years at Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, strengthening Ashoka’s dynamic global community of social entrepreneurs. Scott was selected a 2009 winner of the Linowes Leadership Award of the Community Foundation of the National Capital Region. He received his M.B.A. from George Washington University’s School of Business in May 2012. Scott served as a founding Board member of ScholarCHIPS, a LearnServe venture that offers college scholarships to children of incarcerated parents. He currently serves on the Board of Operation Understanding DC, an organization that prepares young social justice leaders to fight racism and discrimination.  He also serves on the DC Mayor's Innovation Technology Inclusion Council.  A fluent Spanish speaker, Scott has lived in Chile and Bolivia. Scott joined LearnServe in 2006 and has served as Director and CEO since 2010.