Pedro Noguera is Dean of the Rossier School of Education, and Distinguished Professor at USC. Previously he held endowed chairs at UCLA, NYU, Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of 15 books, and serves as an advisor to several states, school districts, foundations, NGOs and nonprofits. Noguera has received has received several awards for his research and advocacy efforts aimed at promoting educational equity. He was born in NY City to Caribbean immigrants, and is the father of five children, and grandfather to five.