It is important to me to fill my time with opportunities that allow me to give me back. I am fortunate to have the opportunity to assist an organization whose mission I strongly believe in and whose values I respect. As a teacher, I interacted with students who wanted to learn and who were anxious to develop, but in many cases their teachers were not afforded enough support or the appropriate tools needed to help their students. Teachers Network strives to provide the tools needed to help develop an environment where both teacher and student potential can be realized. Teachers Network is involved in one of the most basic, yet complex, challenges—assuring that our children are taught well and learn to their capabilities.

Michael Zelkind has worked with a broad array of corporations and institutions ranging from global multi-nationals to medium-sized entities. He has served as Managing Director with Standard & Poor’s; Senior Vice President with Fleet Bank; Director with GiroCredit Bank of Vienna, Austria; and Vice President with the Bankers Trust Co. As a teacher in the New York City public school system—while earning an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business—Michael experienced firsthand how education shapes future leaders.