Julie McCulloch has been appointed as the new chief executive of the (EPI) think tank.
Ms McCulloch, who is currently senior director of strategy, policy and professional development for the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will begin her new role in May.
She has been on secondment as head of policy at the Education Endowment Foundation since September.
EPI’s previous chief executive, Natalie Perera, stepped down at the end of January. She co-founded EPI in 2015 and will be joining exam board AQA as its chief external affairs and communications officer.
Tackling the disadvantage gap in education
Ms McCulloch, who has been with ASCL since 2015, said she felt “hugely privileged to join such an exceptional team”.
“Over the last decade, EPI has relentlessly championed the importance of using independent evidence to improve educational outcomes and to narrow the disadvantage gap,” she said.
Professor Sir Chris Husbands, chair of the board of trustees at EPI, said: “I am delighted to be able to welcome Julie as the chief executive to take EPI into its second decade.
“In what was a very strong field of candidatures, Julie was outstanding: her grasp of the education policy landscape, her understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the organisation and her leadership qualities made her an ideal leader for EPI.”
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