Diego Arambula is vice president for educational transformation at the Carnegie Foundation. As vice president, Diego leads ambitious, actionable strategies and builds partnerships with educators, policy makers, parents, employers and community based organizations to advance Carnegie’s mission. 

Diego joins the Foundation with more than 15 years of education experience. Most recently, Diego served as a managing partner with Transcend. There, he worked with teachers, principals and superintendents across the country to explore how to best reimagine learning environments to prepare all children to thrive. Additionally, he served as the founder and executive director of GO Public Schools Fresno, an education advocacy nonprofit focused on unlocking demand for radically re-envisioned school models. Diego began his career in education at Summit Public Schools, a leading network of charter public schools headquartered in Redwood City, California. While there, he served as classroom teacher, a founding principal, and the chief growth and innovation officer.

Diego also exercises his passion for transformational change in education through his positions on multiple boards. In 2020, he was appointed to an 8-year term as trustee for the California State University System, the largest and most diverse postsecondary system in the nation. At CSU, he serves as chair of the Education Policy Committee. He also serves as board chair of Summit Public Schools and the Central Valley Community Foundation. He received his bachelor’s (A.B.) in government from Harvard University and a master’s in education from Stanford University.