Adam Brumer

Managing Director of Battelle Education

Adam Brumer is Managing Director of Battelle Education, where he leads efforts to connect teaching and learning more closely to the future of work. A former educator and education leader, Adam has spent his career helping schools, systems, nonprofits, and foundations translate ambitious ideas into strategies that improve opportunities for students. Before joining Battelle, he was a senior consultant with Education First and held leadership roles in public education in Louisiana. Adam began his career as a high school teacher and is a Posse Scholar and graduate of Grinnell College and Harvard University. He was born and raised in California and now lives in the Washington, D.C. area.

Where Adam leads

  • Leads Battelle Education’s strategy and growth, with a focus on connecting the dots between how educators, school models, and ecosystems prepare students for the future of work.
  • Builds partnerships across education, workforce, industry, and philanthropy to expand impact and create stronger pathways for students.
  • Guides the development and scaling of programs, networks, and initiatives that help education systems better prepare learners for future careers.

Previous experience

  • Founder and Principal Consultant, Brumer Consulting
  • Senior Consultant, Education First Consulting
  • Innovation Fellow and Manager, Louisiana Department of Education

Expertise

  • Education and workforce strategy, particularly connecting learning to postsecondary and career opportunities.
  • Organizational strategy, implementation, and growth, including translating big ideas into actionable plans.
  • Cross-sector partnership development across education, workforce, industry, philanthropy, and government.

Education and recognition

  • Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA: BA in Political Science as a Posse Foundation scholar (full-tuition merit scholarship)
  • Harvard University, Cambridge, MA: Master in Public Administration with concentration in Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences as an Education Entrepreneurship Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Politics; Member of Project on Workforce cross-disciplinary study group focusing on K-12 to Postsecondary transitions

Community leadership

  • Posse Foundation volunteer and former board member