Way before the calamities of a global pandemic and forced virtual learning, there existed a formidable equity gap in education. The events of 2020 have both further exposed and completely exacerbated that chasm in access and opportunity for underserved student populations. So is the great shakeup in education we are experiencing a tragedy within a tragedy, or could there be a glimmer of an opportunity?

Today's guest, Byron Sanders, is President and CEO of Big Thought, and has some ideas about it. As a committed advocate for education, economic development and the creation of equitable communities, he's brought his diverse skillset in banking, philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and education to a fine point in his role at Big Thought, and is thinking a lot about the current conundrum in education. Big Thought connects people and organizations to prepare youth and children in under-resourced communities for tomorrow's creative economy.

We start this conversation with Byron's epiphany early in his career at Pfizer, that he was not on mission, and not aligned with purpose. His work and journey in response to that realization led him to where he is today, at the forefront of the next waves of education, as a warrior in the highest sense for equity, empowerment, and opportunity.

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