BACK TO YOU, GERRY.
>> ALL RIGHT, DR. K. THANK YOU. MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, DAVID HARRIS HAD A VISION AND CREATED
INDIANAPOLIS BASED "THE MINE TRUST." HE SPENT THE LAST TWO DECADES AT THE NON-PROFIT TURNING THE
CIRCLE CITY INTO A MAGNET FOR SOME OF THE NATION'S TOP EDUCATION TALENT AND A HUB FOR HIGH QUALITY SCHOOLS.
HE'S LEAVING TO BECOME THE FOUNDING PARTNER OF A NEW NATIONAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATION AND BRANDON BROWN HAS BEEN NAMED
CEO OF THE MIND TRUST. THEY ARE BOTH HERE TO SHARE THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION.
GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. >> DAVID, I'M GOING TO START
WITH YOU. 11-PLUS YEARS AGO, RIGHT, IS WHEN THE MIND TRUST WAS FORMED. THINK BACK OR GO BACK 11-PLUS
YEARS, THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THE MIND TRUST. WHAT WAS IT ALL ABOUT? >> WELL, WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT
THE BEST WAY TO PRODUCE GREAT RESULTS FOR KIDS WAS TO INVEST IN TALENTED PEOPLE, AND GIVE THEM THE FREEDOM AND THE
SUPPORTS TO EITHER CREATE NEW SCHOOLS OR TO CREATE NON-PROFITS TO SUPPORT SCHOOLS. BUT WE NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED
THAT WE'D BE WHERE WE ARE TODAY WITH THE CONCENTRATION OF SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP ENTREPRENEURIAL TALENT, WE'VE
HELPED LAUNCH OVER 17 SCHOOLS, WE'VE GOT ANOTHER 12 IN THE PIPELINE, WE HELPED LAUNCH EIGHT NEW NON-PROFITS, AND THE RESULTS
ARE OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. SO IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO SEE WHERE WE'VE COME AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
>> CAN YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON ONE OR TWO THINGS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT, LAUNCHING THAT MANY SCHOOLS, HAVING THAT BE IN THE
PIPELINE? WHY IN YOUR VIEW HAS THIS BEEN A SUCCESSFUL MODEL? >> WELL, I THINK THAT THE IDEA
BEHIND INVESTING IN TALENT WAS THE RIGHT IDEA. I THINK THAT WHEN YOU GIVE TALENTED PEOPLE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO SOMETHING THAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULDN'T GET A CHANCE TO DO, YOU GET GREAT RESULTS, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THE
COMMUNITY HAS COME TOGETHER IN A REALLY SIGNIFICANT WAY TO SUPPORT THIS WORK. WHETHER THAT'S THE PHILANTHROPIC
COMMUNITY OR THE POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OF THE CITY OR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, ALL OF THE SCHOOLS THAT WE HELP LAUNCH ARE
AUTONOMOUS SCHOOLS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN SEPARATE NON-PROFIT BOARD, AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY
FUNDAMENTAL IN MAKING THESE SCHOOLS SUCCESSFUL BY THEIR SERVICE ON THESE BOARDS. >> BRANDON, YOU TAKE OVER AS CEO
MONDAY IN THE WEEK AHEAD, SO THE TIMING FOR THIS INTERVIEW IS GOOD. YOU'VE BEEN AT THE MIND TRUST.
WHAT IS YOUR VISION TO CARRY FORWARD THE MISSION? >> THE GREAT THING ABOUT STEPPING INTO THIS ROLE IS THAT
THERE'S JUST BEEN AN INCREDIBLE FOUNDATION THAT HAS BEEN LAID OVER THE COURSE OF NOT ONLY THE 11 1/2 YEARS OF THE MIND TRUST
BUT PROBABLY 20 YEARS OF WORK IN THE CITY. SO MY GOAL IS TO CONTINUE THAT VISION AND TO CONTINUE MAKING
PROGRESS ON OUR PRIORITIES. WE THINK WE HAVE THIS MOMENT IN TIME RIGHT NOW WITH THE COLLABORATIVE WORK THAT'S
HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CITY, AND WE WANT TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE MAXIMIZE THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
KIDS. >> AS WE WERE TALKING OFF CAMERA, YOU TALKED ABOUT MAYBE A LITTLE TWEAK TO THE MODEL IN NOT
JUST LAUNCHING SCHOOLS BUT MAYBE PROVIDING SUPPORT BEYOND THAT. >> WE'VE HISTORICALLY BEEN REALLY FOCUSED ON LAUNCHING NEW
SCHOOLS. WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP THAT FOCUS BUT WE'VE LEARNED OVER TIME THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO
PROVIDE A RANGE OF SUPPORTS TO SCHOOLS TO NOT JUST LAUNCH SCHOOLS BUT TO LAUNCH SCHOOLS THAT ARE GOING TO BE TRULY
SUCCESSFUL FOR KIDS. AND ONE SPECIFIC THING THAT WE'VE REALIZED IS THAT A LOT OF THE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE EXISTED
AND THAT HAVE A LOT OF RESULTS ARE NOT REPLICATING, AND THE ABILITY FOR A SINGLE SITE SCHOOL LEADER TO TRANSITION AND TO AN
EXECUTIVE ROLLOVER A NON-PROFIT THAT'S OVERSEEING MULTIPLE SCHOOLS IS A REALLY CHALLENGING TRANSITION.
SO ONE EXAMPLE OF OUR SUPPORT WILL BE REALLY SUPPLYING HANDS ON SUPPORT TO THOSE LEADERS TO TRANSITION TO EXECUTIVE-TYPE
ROLES. >> VERY GOOD. WE SHOULD MENTION THAT THE MIND TRUST, PART OF REALLY WHAT HAS
BECOME THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION INNOVATION IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS. DAVID, BEFORE WE LEAVE, WANT TO
ASK YOU FOR A QUICK UPDATE ON YOUR NEXT MOVE. YOU'RE NOT LEAVING INDIANAPOLIS, YOU'RE STAYING IN EDUCATION WITH
A BIG NEW INITIATIVE, RIGHT? >> SO I'M GOING TO BE PART OF A NEW NATIONAL INITIATIVE, IT WILL BE A VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION SO I
CAN STAY IN INDIANAPOLIS, WHICH I'M EXCITED ABOUT. BUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO INVEST IN EFFORTS
LIKE WHAT WE'VE DONE THROUGH THE MIND TRUST IN INDIANAPOLIS IN CITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. >> WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO
FOLLOWING YOU THERE. DAVID HARRIS THE OUTGOING FOUND FOUNDER AND A CEO AT THE MIND