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Staff profile

Tom Keily

Policy Director
As a policy director, Tom works with colleagues to create timely and relevant education policy and research. His policy work focuses on topics relating to connections between education and workforce development among other P-20 education policy topics. Prior to joining Education Commission of the States, Tom worked in financial service policy in New York State and taught middle school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tom is dedicated to providing state policymakers with quality research that supports them in making a positive impact on students' lives.

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