Joel D. Boyd, Ed.D., serves as the Chief Executive Officer for Mastery Schools.  He is a Harvard-trained educator whose career has spanned the classroom, principalship, and central administration in some of the nation’s largest school systems. In 2023, Dr. Boyd was named CEO of Mastery Schools, the largest charter school system in the Philadelphia region, serving more than 14,000 students and operating 23 schools across Philadelphia and Camden.

Previously, Dr. Boyd served as superintendent of Lowell Public Schools and Santa Fe Public Schools, and served in key district-level leadership positions in Boston Public Schools, the School District of Philadelphia, and Miami-Dade County Public Schools.

In 2006, Dr. Boyd was selected as one of six educators nationwide to receive a fellowship to complete his doctorate in Harvard University’s top-rated Urban Superintendents Program. His dissertation research, published in 2012, focused on the career factors and pathways that lead to success in urban school district leadership. He also holds a master’s degree in education policy and management from Harvard University, a master’s degree in school leadership from Wilmington College, and a bachelor’s degree in education from the University of Delaware.