Milton Chen

Executive Director


Credit: Leslie Flores

Milton Chen, Ph.D., has been a leading figure in educational media for more than twenty years. He joined The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF) as Executive Director in 1998, bringing new leadership to its mission of gathering and disseminating the most innovative models of K-12 teaching and learning in the Digital Age. Before that he was the founding director of the KQED Center for Education & Lifelong Learning (PBS) in San Francisco, delivering educational services for teachers, parents, and community groups in support of public TV programming. He has been a director of research at the Children’s Television Workshop in New York, and an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Most recently, Dr. Chen has served as a consultant to Children Now, Educational Development Center, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education, and Scholastic. He received an A.B. in social studies from Harvard College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in communication research from Stanford University.