rne Duncan served as U.S. Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016. Previously, from 2001 to 2008, Arne served as Chief Executive Officer of the Chicago Public Schools where he was Deputy Chief of Staff for the CEO.
In 1992, he returned to Chicago (after graduating from Harvard) to direct the Ariel Education Initiative, which creates outstanding educational opportunities for inner-city children on Chicago’s South Side. In 1998 he joined Chicago Public Schools.