D. Crystal Byndloss

Byndloss holds dual roles at MDRC. She is the director of the Gueron Scholars Program and Special Workplace Initiatives, focused on fostering an inclusive workplace environment. Byndloss is also a senior associate in the K-12 Education policy area. Prior research work includes serving as either a senior advisor, project director, or implementation researcher for studies of the New York City P-TECH Grades 9-14 school model, the Black Teacher Collaborative, the SEED School of Washington, DC, and the College Match pilot program. Byndloss has experience building and maintaining relationships with school districts, high schools, and other partners; collaborating on program and research design; directing program start-up, operations, and close-out; and leading dissemination activities.

Prior leadership roles include director of research and analysis for Symphonic Strategies and assistant dean for research and associate director at the College of Education at Temple University. Byndloss earned a bachelor’s degree from Sarah Lawrence College and a PhD in sociology from Harvard University, completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and holds executive education certificates from Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. Byndloss is a LEADERSHIP Philadelphia fellow.