Kelly Cassaro

Chief of Learning, Generation

Kelly Cassaro is the chief of learning at Generation, a nonprofit founded by McKinsey & Company to tackle global unemployment. She has built and led a diverse, international team to create and support implementation over 30 programs in 17 countries and across four market sectors. These programs have led to 92% graduation rates and 86% placement rates within the first three months of graduation. Kelly previously worked for 15+ years in various educational leadership roles, including chief academic officer and managing director of instructional leadership development for urban charter schools and nonprofit management companies in New York City. Kelly is a Teach for America alumna, holds a master of educational leadership from Bank Street School of Education, and a bachelor of education and Spanish from Ohio Wesleyan University.