Victoria Van Cleef

Victoria Van Cleef oversees TNTP’s efforts to coach school leaders to manage their teacher talent, including hiring, evaluation, feedback and support, school culture, and decisions on tenure, retention and promotion.

Previously, Victoria served as TNTP’s Vice President of Staffing Initiatives, focusing on staffing chronically low-performing schools with top teacher talent, and as Vice President of Business Development & Communications, establishing partnerships with school districts and state departments of education and managing TNTP’s marketing strategy.

Prior to joining TNTP, Victoria served as a consultant to the Stupski Foundation, identifying best practices to support whole district reform efforts, and as Senior Research Associate and Special Assistant to the Dean of New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, coordinated projects devoted to strengthening the teacher force in high-need districts. She served as Special Assistant to the Chancellor for the New York City Public Schools under two administrations, working on both instructional and operational initiatives. Victoria also worked in curriculum and product development for The Efficacy Institute.

She holds a BA in Classical Civilizations from the UCLA and a Master's in Public Policy Analysis from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. She currently serves on the Tennessee State Board of Education's Advisory Council on Teacher Education and Certification.