Carl Sherman, Jr., is a Christian and prominent, nationally recognized progressive thought leader in education and a trusted consultant among Young Elected Officials and members of Local Progress. Carl offers close to a decade of political experience as a campaign strategist, elected official, and negotiator in the public, private, and non-profit sectors from local municipalities to state legislatures. He is an alumnus of Leadership TASB, former Co-Chair of Local Progress’s Public Education lobbying committee, and a nominating member for the Council of Urban Boards of Education.After many successes in public office, Carl has leveraged his experience, network, and reputation to introduce policy reform and contracted services to municipalities school districts, and the Texas House of Representatives. As a member of organizations such as Leadership TASB, Local Progress, Young Elected Officials, and the Council of Urban Boards of Education Carl’s network includes policymakers and government officials from school board to U.S. Congress. Featured on WFAA-Dallas/Ft. Worth, Inside Texas Politics and Y’all-itics, Carl’s insight has proven valuable to a wide audience, receiving official recognition from the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature for his part in lobbying for public education finance reform.A graduate of Northwood University with a bachelor's degree in business administration, Carl is a consultant and represents national Christian recording artist Jonathan Traylor.Read more about this authorRead less about this author