Elise Lenthe is the Director of Insights & Analytics at the Center for Outcomes Based Contracting, where she leads the organization's research, data infrastructure, and impact measurement work. The Center helps districts and providers implement contracts that embed measurable student outcomes into provider agreements — ensuring that even amid resource constraints, student learning stays at the forefront of every strategic decision.
Elise brings more than 15 years of experience across education, data strategy, and consulting. Before joining the Center, she served as Senior Managing Director for KPIs and Data Fluency at Teach For America and as Director of Research & Evaluation at Atlanta Public Schools, where she led a team responsible for district-wide accountability data, program evaluations, and strategic analytics and completed the Strategic Data Project Fellowship at Harvard's Center for Education Policy Research. She started her career in management consulting before leaving to teach middle school math in Chicago.
Elise holds a Master of Education from Northwestern University and Bachelor of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering and Economics from Penn State.
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