Nonie Lesaux, Ph.D., is the Roy Edward Larsen Professor of Education and Human Development at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and served as Chair of the Board of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care from 2015 to 2022. Dr. Lesaux co-leads the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative, designed to drive transformation in early education by promoting the knowledge, professional learning, and collective action necessary to cultivate optimal early learning environments.
