Robert W. Runcie bio

Robert W. Runcie is the Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools, the nation’s sixth-largest public school district and the largest fully accredited public school system in the country, with nearly 234,000 students in more than 230 schools and education centers and 68 charter schools.  He became the 19th permanent leader in the 94-year history of Broward County Public Schools in October of 2011.

 Mr. Runcie began his career as a staff consultant for Arthur Andersen (now Accenture) in 1984.  He was the founder and President of Advanced Data Concepts from 1998- 2003. 

 He served Chicago Public Schools from 2003 to 2009 as Chief Information Officer, from 2009-2011 as Chief Administrative Officer, and his last position there was as Chief Area Instructional Officer.

 Mr. Runcie is a graduate of the Superintendent’s Academy of the Broad Center for the Management of School Systems, 2009.  He has a Master of Management from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1991 and Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1984.