Patricia Levesque is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Florida's Future. She is also the CEO of the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd) and Executive Director of ExcelinEd in Action. With broad experience in education policy and public service, Patricia has worked to improve education in Florida for more than two decades, including as deputy chief of staff under Governor Jeb Bush and for six years in the Florida Legislature in the Speakers Office and as staff director over education policy. She has served on the Florida Constitutional Revision Commission, the Florida Taxation & Budget Reform Commission and the Florida Government Efficiency Task Force. Patricia currently serves on the board of Khan Academy and on advisory boards on Harvard University’s Center for Education Policy Research, the Hoover Education Success Initiative Practitioner Council, and Teach for America’s School Systems Practitioner’s Council. She has previously served on the board of the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network and participated in the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship. Patricia lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with her two children.