Lillian Pace

KnowledgeWorks

Lillian Pace directs KnowledgeWorks' policy, engaging with leaders at all levels of the education system to design and implement policy conditions that enable student-centered learning. She also shapes the organization’s partnerships strategy, facilitating strategic collaborations that help KnowledgeWorks and its network of national and state changemakers accelerate systems transformation.

During her time at KnowledgeWorks, Lillian has served as a national thought leader on education innovation with an emphasis on the development of student-centered assessment and accountability systems.

Lillian came to KnowledgeWorks after directing the U.S. House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education. She spent nearly a decade on Capitol Hill advising policymakers on K-12 and higher education policy. Lillian received her Master of Public Policy degree from George Washington University and her Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee University.