Dr. Louie F. Rodríguez is an educator, researcher, author, professor, and speaker in the field of urban education. He is currently the Bank of America Chair in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Practice, associate dean, and associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California Riverside. He is also the Founding Director of the Center for Educational Transformation. His research examines issues in Latina/o/x education, Participatory Action Research, and educational equity. He earned an A.A. from San Bernardino Valley College, a B.A. from CSU, San Bernardino, and two master’s degrees and a doctorate from Harvard. Dr. Rodriguez is the author of nearly 50 publications including 4 books, several articles and book chapters, and has received numerous honors including the AERA Hispanic Research Issues SIG Award for Research in Elementary, Secondary, and Postsecondary Education in 2019, Outstanding Latino Faculty by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) in 2015, and was designated as an “Emerging Leader” in 2014 by Phi Delta Kappa International in Washington, DC in 2014.