Ann Waterman Roy

Ann Waterman Roy currently serves as the director of capital and strategic planning for Boston Public Schools. She previously served as the executive director for Excel Academy Charter School, a high-performing charter middle school in East Boston, Mass. As executive director, she oversaw all functions of the school and managed the principal and administrative team. During her Residency, Roy served as the special assistant to the chief operating officer of Boston Public Schools. Prior to joining the Residency, Roy served as program director for the Illinois Network of Charter Schools, where she developed and managed a variety of support programs for public charter schools in Illinois. Previously, she spent several years as a strategy consultant for L.E.K. Consulting in Boston and Munich, Germany. She has also worked in the Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians, where she coordinated a new initiative to increase free and low-cost adult English classes in Boston. Roy holds a bachelor’s degree in social studies from Harvard University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Roy participated in The Broad Residency in Urban Education Cohort 2006, serving her two-year Residency in Boston Public Schools.