Marguerite Kondracke

Since 2004, Marguerite W. Kondracke has been President and CEO of America’s Promise Alliance, founded in 1997 by Gen. Colin L. Powell. With more than 400 national partners, America’s Promise Alliance is currently leading a ten-year campaign, Grad Nation, mobilizing America to end thedropout crisis.

During her 40-year career, Mrs. Kondracke has been both an entrepreneur and a public servant. She brings to America’s Promise Alliance extensive multi-sector experience as an advocate for children and families. Before joining the Alliance, she served as Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander and Staff Director for the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families. Previously, she co-founded and was CEO of the nation’s largest employer-sponsored child care company, Bright Horizons Family Solutions, one of Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For.” For the past three years, Mrs. Kondracke has been named one of the “Top 50 People of Power and Influence” by The Non-Profit Times. She is a board member of Saks, Inc., LifePoint Hospitals, and Teachscape, and is a trustee of Duke University. Marguerite is married to award-winning journalist Morton Kondracke; they have four children and three grandchildren.

Rosetta Stone Leadership

• Mike Fulkerson
• Greg Keim
• Pradeep Mannakkara
• Pamela Mulder
• Michaela Oliver

• Pragnesh Shah
• Stephen Swad
• Jay Topper
• Judy Verses
• Michael Wu

Board of Directors

• Tom Adams
• Phil Clough
• John Coleman
• Laurence Franklin
• Patrick Gross

• Marguerite Kondracke
• Ted Leonsis
• John Lindahl
• Laura Witt