Jed Wallace serves as the President and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association, a membership organization supporting the state's 912 charter schools. He began his career in public education as a teacher at Hooper Avenue Elementary School, a 2,000-student school in South-Central Los Angeles, and later worked in the Office of the Superintendent at San Diego City Schools where, among other duties, he was responsible for the oversight of the district's 22 charter schools. Jed also served as the Chief Operating Officer of High Tech High during a period when High Tech High grew from one school serving 400 students into eight schools serving more than 3,000 students. He was named president and CEO of the CCSA in 2009.