Richard Jung

Richard Jung, Ed. D. is founder and senior partner for Education Access Strategies (EAS), which provides assistance to independent schools and non-profit organizations through various consulting services. He was formerly a member of the Special Studies Staff, Office of Education Research and Improvement at the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Jung also serves as the executive director of the Associations of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (AISGW). Previously, Dr. Jung was head of school for the SEED School in Washington, D.C., the nation's first inner city college-preparatory public boarding school and featured in the award-winning documentary Waiting for Superman. As principal of the John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, he provided leadership to one of the nation's most selective independent day schools. At the Bullis School in Potomac, Maryland, Dr. Jung revitalized the school and retired to become headmaster emeritus after eleven years there.