Richard Fournier, director of Education & Wellbeing in EDC Solutions, leads EDC’s direct service work with states, districts, and schools—including consulting, technical assistance, professional development, and research—to improve students’ education and health outcomes. He specializes in advancing policy and leadership that promotes school culture, citizenship, character, and social and emotional learning (SEL).
Fournier is a subject matter expert for EDC’s Massachusetts Social, Emotional, and Behavior Academy; an advisor for EDC’s school suicide prevention work with North Central Health Services in Indiana; and an SEL consultant for the School District of Philadelphia. As a licensed superintendent, former teacher, and researcher, he brings expertise in practice, policy, and research to every project.
Previously, Fournier was a managing partner at Transforming Education, where he guided education leaders’ improvement and innovation efforts. Nationwide, he has helped improve strategic planning, assessment, professional development, leadership development, and classroom practice.
Fournier holds an EdM and EdD in Leadership and Policy from Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and a BA in History from the University of Maine.