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Jonathan Hage serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter Schools USA, an education management company he founded in 1997. CSUSA is one of the nation's fastest growing and most successful education companies, with approximately 2,000 employees educating approximately 14,000 students. CSUSA schools produce some of the strongest academic gains in reading and math in the nation based on state and federal standards. Under Mr. Hage, CSUSA started the nation's first charter school-in-the-workplace, the first municipal charter school and the largest charter high school.In 2003, Mr. Hage helped form the nation's first national association for the emerging private education service industry, the National Council of Education Providers (NCEP). Representing the $1+ billion industry, Mr. Hage served for two years as the founding president and chairman of the board of NCEP, based in Washington, D.C. and currently serves as Vice Chairman. Mr. Hage has advised numerous political leaders, agencies and government bodies regarding education reform, including serving on the National Steering Committee of the 2004 Presidential Campaign, Education Transition Advisor to Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist in 2007 and testifies regularly before Legislative and Committee bodies. He is a sought after source for comment and insight, being quoted in the media nationally, including Education Week, Fox News, and other national media. During the 1992 Presidential race, Mr. Hage developed research material for President George H. W. Bush.Prior to CSUSA, Mr. Hage was President & CEO of Integrated Strategies Group, Inc. ("ISG"), a corporate and government affairs consulting firm serving government, non-profit, political and corporate clients. Prior to ISG, Mr. Hage was Director of Research for Jeb Bush's Foundation for Florida's Future. Mr. Hage also assisted in the early development of the first charter school in Florida, the Liberty City Charter School, a collaboration between Jeb Bush and T. Willard Fair, President of the Miami Urban League. From 1990-1994, Mr. Hage served as Research Associate in Foreign Policy and Defense Studies for The Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C. based think-tank, where he researched, wrote and published public policy studies and articles. He has also served on multiple public boards including Broward County’s Charter Task Force and the Charter Review Panel appointed by the Senate President.Mr. Hage served in the United States Army, Army National Guard and Army Reserves as a commissioned officer in the Special Forces (Green Berets), from 1986-1996 and was discharged honorably. He holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Colorado and an M.A.L.S. in International Affairs and Economics from Georgetown University. Mr. Hage currently serves on the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries, Child Net and Associated Industries of Florida. He and his wife, Sherry, who is Vice President of Education at Charter Schools USA live in Fort Lauderdale and they have four children. | 