Chad Duhon

Chad Duhon leads AIR's portfolio of work in education systems and policy, which focuses on studying and supporting individuals, organizations, and infrastructure at the local, state, and national levels. In his role, Duhon guides strategic planning, business development, quality assurance, and external eminence building, all in service of strengthening connections across research, policy, and practice. Duhon also has extensive experience leading and managing projects focused on data use, school improvement, and college and career readiness and success.

At AIR, Duhon previously served as the deputy director of the Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest. In that role, he guided projects that helped Midwestern practitioners, schools, districts, and states better use data to inform decisions that improve student learning. Duhon oversaw project teams, managed budgets, coordinated quality assurance procedures, and collaborated with clients and subcontractors. 

Duhon also previously served as REL Midwest’s technical assistance lead, working with project teams to provide research-based support and design approaches to meet regional, state, and local needs. Prior to joining REL Midwest, Duhon worked on the College and Career Readiness and Success Center and the National High School Center, two multi-year, multi-million-dollar federally funded technical assistance centers. His roles included managing projects, staffing, and budgets and providing quality assurance of materials and services.

Duhon also has served as director and deputy director on projects that monitored underperforming schools for the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The findings from these monitoring visits informed schools’ improvement efforts and state and district approaches to support these initiatives.