James Dorman

Safal Partners

Safal Partners is a mission-driven consulting firm that partners with people passionate about education reform to bring about deep and sustainable improvements in student outcomes. We drive change and bring about measurable results by leveraging three core competencies: world-class analytics, boots-on-the-ground execution, and cutting-edge technology solutions. The result is the meaning of "Safal" in Sanskrit: Good Outcomes. DEEP EDUCATION EXPERIENCE We bring expertise in areas such as teacher effectiveness, school leadership, postsecondary success, and assessments. We also bring breadth of experience, having partnered with foundations (e.g. Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Kern Foundation), state agencies and school districts, (e.g., Houston Independent School District, Rhode Island Department of Education) and not-for profit organizations (e.g., Education Pioneers, George W. Bush Institute, America Achieves). TOP TIER CONSULTING SKILLS Safal brings proven frameworks and methodologies honed over years of leading teams in consulting firms like McKinsey and Co. and Fortune 500 companies. Our deep implementation experience and project management expertise enables us to execute projects to industry-best standards. CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY EXPERTISE We provide a results-driven team with experiences from the public and private sectors and expertise spanning all phases of an IT project. In particular, we bring expertise designing and building technology solutions to support reform.