Ace Parsi serves as the director of coalition engagement at iCivics. He was first exposed to iCivics when he served on the steering committee for the Educating for American Democracy project. Before that, Parsi held a number of policy-, research-, and school-based positions, including as director of innovation at the National Center for Learning Disabilities, director of deeper learning at the National Association of State Boards of Education, and director of policy at the National Service-Learning Partnership. Parsi’s civics journey began when he and his family immigrated to the United States from Iran when he was eight years old. His own experience as an English language learner and free- and reduced-price lunch student led him toward a passion for utilizing education as a driver for greater equity and inclusion. Parsi holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.