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Over the course of his career, he has worked with over 350 education organizations in 40 countries and 30 US states, including many leading public and private universities, school districts, technology companies, not-for-profit organizations, philanthropists, and investors.</p> <p>Examples of Jake’s recent work include the following:</p> <ul> <li>helping systems, teachers, and students recover from the impacts of COVID-19 for kindergarten through twelfth grade, which included making up for lost learning, strengthening the retention and development of teachers, and supporting students’ mental health</li> <li>assisting higher education institutions navigate the COVID-19 crisis, improve the learning and employment outcomes of their students, launch or reinvigorate online and blended degree and certificate programs, and improve financial sustainability</li> <li>working with several large employers and the training providers to build workforce development strategies around adult learning with an emphasis on helping workers upskill or reskill for emerging needs in IT, healthcare, and other high-growth professions</li> <li>working extensively with curriculum and technology providers and investors—ranging from philanthropy to private equity—on topics including new product development, growth strategy, operational improvement, and acquisitions</li> </ul> <p>Prior to returning to McKinsey in 2013, Jake served as a program officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He began his career as a middle school teacher, first in Yokohama, Japan and later in Los Angeles, California. He currently lives in Seattle with his wife and two kids.</p></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__area-a__YIGXu container-placeholder mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-lg"></div></div><div class="Profile_mck-c-profile__sidebar-wrapper__E52KM"><div class="container-sidebar mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl"><button data-component="mdc-c-button" aria-label="" type="button" id="button_id" class="mdc-c-button___U4iY2_2734c4f mdc-c-button--primary___Ed-lT_2734c4f mdc-c-button--size-large___jwpUy_2734c4f" data-layer-event-prefix="Exit Link" data-layer-action="click" data-layer-category="social" data-layer-subcategory="partner" data-layer-subcategory2="email" data-layer-text="Share this profile on email"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mck-email-icon Profile_mck-c-profile__contact-icon__Xw5Jp"></span></button><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xxl" data-layer-region="profile-expertise"><div><h2 data-component="mdc-c-heading" class="mdc-c-heading___0fM1W_2734c4f mdc-c-heading--title___5qyOB_2734c4f mdc-c-heading--border___K8dj3_2734c4f"></h2><div><ul class="List_mck-c-list___Lb7q"><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/education/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Education</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/capabilities/people-and-organizational-performance/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">People & Organizational Performance</span></a></li><li><a data-component="mdc-c-link" href="/industries/private-capital/how-we-help-clients" class="mdc-c-link___lBbY1_2734c4f"><span data-component="mdc-c-icon" class="mdc-c-icon___oi7ef_2734c4f mdc-c-icon--size-xs___g8-q5_2734c4f mck-arrow-right-icon"></span><span class="mdc-c-link__label___Pfqtd_2734c4f">Private Capital</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="mdc-o-content-body Profile_mck-c-profile__content-body__r8B5S Profile_mck-c-profile__additional-body__hv_Ft"><h3>Publications</h3> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/spark-and-sustain-how-school-systems-can-improve-learning-at-scale">Spark & Sustain: How all of the world’s school systems can improve learning at scale</a>,” McKinsey & Company, February 2024</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/stimulus-funding-deadlines-loom-how-are-k-12-schools-adjusting-their-priorities">Stimulus funding deadlines loom: How are K–12 schools adjusting their priorities?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, September 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/what-it-would-take-for-us-schools-to-fully-recover-from-covid-19">What it would take for US schools to fully recover from COVID-19</a>,” McKinsey & Company, August 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/advancing-racial-equity-in-us-pre-k-12-education">Advancing racial equity in US pre-K–12 education</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/higher-ed-is-consolidating-transforming-the-sector">Higher ed is consolidating, transforming the sector</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2023</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/agriculture/how-we-help-clients/natural-capital-and-nature/our-insights/why-restoring-natural-capital-is-good-for-business">Why restoring natural capital is good for business</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2023 </p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/k-12-teachers-are-quitting-what-would-make-them-stay">K–12 teachers are quitting. What would make them stay?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, March 2023 </p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/expanding-publicly-funded-pre-k-how-to-do-it-and-do-it-well">Expanding publicly funded pre-K: How to do it and do it well</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023 </p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/covid-19-learning-delay-and-recovery-where-do-us-states-stand">COVID-19 learning delay and recovery: Where do US states stand?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2023 </p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/halftime-for-the-k-12-stimulus-how-are-districts-faring">Halftime for the K–12 stimulus: How are districts faring?</a>,” McKinsey & Company, November 2022 </p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/how-covid-19-caused-a-global-learning-crisis">How COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2022 </p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/reimagining-a-more-equitable-and-resilient-k-12-education-system">Reimagining a more equitable and resilient K–12 education system</a>,” McKinsey & Company, September 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/new-global-data-reveal-education-technologys-impact-on-learning">New global data reveal education technology’s impact on learning</a>,” McKinsey & Company, June 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/safely-back-to-school-after-coronavirus-closures">Safely back to school after coronavirus closures</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020 (<a href="/featured-insights/mckinsey-live/webinars/how-schools-can-reopen-during-the-covid-19-crisis">with corresponding webinar</a>)</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/school-system-priorities-in-the-age-of-coronavirus">School system priorities in the age of coronavirus</a>,” McKinsey & Company, April 2020 (<a href="/featured-insights/mckinsey-live/webinars/perspectives-for-education-systems">with corresponding webinar</a>)</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/coronavirus-how-should-us-higher-education-plan-for-an-uncertain-future">Coronavirus: How should US higher education plan for an uncertain future?</a>” McKinsey & Company, April 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/how-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-k-12-teachers">How artificial intelligence will impact K-12 teachers</a>,” McKinsey & Company, January 2020</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/education/our-insights/drivers-of-student-performance-insights-from-north-america">Drivers of student performance: Insights from North America</a>,” McKinsey & Company, December 2017</p> <p>“<a href="https://get.fuelbymckinsey.com/article/the-high-performing-ed-tech-sales-rep-it-isnt-who-you-think-it-is/">The high performing education tech sales rep</a>,” Fuel, a McKinsey Company, April 2017</p> <p>“<a href="/industries/private-capital/our-insights/three-more-reasons-why-us-education-is-ready-for-investment">Three more reasons why US education is ready for investment</a>,”  McKinsey & Company, November 2016</p> <p>“<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/why-us-education-is-ready-for-investment">Why US education is ready for investment</a>,” McKinsey & Company, July 2015</p> <h3>Past Experience</h3> <p><strong>Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation</strong><br /> Program officer, education</p> <p><strong>KIPP SoCal Public Schools</strong><br /> Teacher, social studies and literacy</p></div></div><div class="mdc-u-grid mdc-u-grid-gutter-xl mdc-u-mt-5"></div></div></div></main></div><script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">{"props":{"pageProps":{"locale":"en","dictionary":{},"sitecoreContext":{"route":{"name":"Jacob Bryant","displayName":"Jacob Bryant","fields":null,"databaseName":"web","deviceId":"fe5d7fdf-89c0-4d99-9aa3-b5fbd009c9f3","itemId":"67e2b2db-2fcf-4f1e-a80d-9a2b7f209c49","itemLanguage":"en","itemVersion":1,"layoutId":"ae753eb4-a035-40b4-83bf-4b4438df6742","templateId":"882cb5bd-9600-43d9-9d6b-de8134d4a7eb","templateName":"Profile","placeholders":{"jss-main":[{"uid":"8babdffb-0cfb-45a5-8364-eb32fa63d241","componentName":"Profile","dataSource":"","fields":{"data":{"profile":{"id":"67E2B2DB2FCF4F1EA80D9A2B7F209C49","name":"Jacob Bryant","engTitle":"Jacob Bryant","displayName":"Jacob Bryant","url":"/sitecore/content/McKinsey/Home/Our People/Jacob Bryant","template":{"name":"Profile"},"title":{"jsonValue":{"value":"Jake Bryant"}},"background":{"jsonValue":{"value":"\u003ch3\u003ePublications\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/spark-and-sustain-how-school-systems-can-improve-learning-at-scale\"\u003eSpark \u0026amp; Sustain: How all of the world\u0026rsquo;s school systems can improve learning at scale\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, February 2024\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/stimulus-funding-deadlines-loom-how-are-k-12-schools-adjusting-their-priorities\"\u003eStimulus funding deadlines loom: How are K\u0026ndash;12 schools adjusting their priorities?\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, September 2023\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/what-it-would-take-for-us-schools-to-fully-recover-from-covid-19\"\u003eWhat it would take for US schools to fully recover from COVID-19\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, August 2023\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/advancing-racial-equity-in-us-pre-k-12-education\"\u003eAdvancing racial equity in US pre-K\u0026ndash;12 education\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, July 2023\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/higher-ed-is-consolidating-transforming-the-sector\"\u003eHigher ed is consolidating, transforming the sector\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, July 2023\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/agriculture/how-we-help-clients/natural-capital-and-nature/our-insights/why-restoring-natural-capital-is-good-for-business\"\u003eWhy restoring natural capital is good for business\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2023 \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/k-12-teachers-are-quitting-what-would-make-them-stay\"\u003eK\u0026ndash;12 teachers are quitting. What would make them stay?\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, March 2023 \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/expanding-publicly-funded-pre-k-how-to-do-it-and-do-it-well\"\u003eExpanding publicly funded pre-K: How to do it and do it well\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2023 \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/covid-19-learning-delay-and-recovery-where-do-us-states-stand\"\u003eCOVID-19 learning delay and recovery: Where do US states stand?\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2023 \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/halftime-for-the-k-12-stimulus-how-are-districts-faring\"\u003eHalftime for the K\u0026ndash;12 stimulus: How are districts faring?\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, November 2022 \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/how-covid-19-caused-a-global-learning-crisis\"\u003eHow COVID-19 caused a global learning crisis\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2022 \u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/reimagining-a-more-equitable-and-resilient-k-12-education-system\"\u003eReimagining a more equitable and resilient K\u0026ndash;12 education system\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, September 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/new-global-data-reveal-education-technologys-impact-on-learning\"\u003eNew global data reveal education technology\u0026rsquo;s impact on learning\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, June 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/safely-back-to-school-after-coronavirus-closures\"\u003eSafely back to school after coronavirus closures\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2020 (\u003ca href=\"/featured-insights/mckinsey-live/webinars/how-schools-can-reopen-during-the-covid-19-crisis\"\u003ewith corresponding webinar\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/school-system-priorities-in-the-age-of-coronavirus\"\u003eSchool system priorities in the age of coronavirus\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2020 (\u003ca href=\"/featured-insights/mckinsey-live/webinars/perspectives-for-education-systems\"\u003ewith corresponding webinar\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/coronavirus-how-should-us-higher-education-plan-for-an-uncertain-future\"\u003eCoronavirus: How should US higher education plan for an uncertain future?\u003c/a\u003e\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, April 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/how-artificial-intelligence-will-impact-k-12-teachers\"\u003eHow artificial intelligence will impact K-12 teachers\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, January 2020\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/education/our-insights/drivers-of-student-performance-insights-from-north-america\"\u003eDrivers of student performance: Insights from North America\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, December 2017\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"https://get.fuelbymckinsey.com/article/the-high-performing-ed-tech-sales-rep-it-isnt-who-you-think-it-is/\"\u003eThe high performing education tech sales rep\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; Fuel, a McKinsey Company, April 2017\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"/industries/private-capital/our-insights/three-more-reasons-why-us-education-is-ready-for-investment\"\u003eThree more reasons why US education is ready for investment\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, November 2016\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;\u003ca href=\"https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/why-us-education-is-ready-for-investment\"\u003eWhy US education is ready for investment\u003c/a\u003e,\u0026rdquo; McKinsey \u0026amp; Company, July 2015\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePast Experience\u003c/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBill \u0026amp; Melinda Gates Foundation\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nProgram officer, education\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKIPP SoCal Public Schools\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\nTeacher, social studies and literacy\u003c/p\u003e"}},"about":{"jsonValue":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eJake is a leader in our Education Practice, where his client service and research focus on improving learning and life outcomes. 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