Brendan Bell currently serves as the program manager for education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank in Washington, DC. In this role, Brendan helps manage the day-to-day operations, communications and outreach for the education team. He works with AEI’s scholars to write and research on a range of K-12 and higher education issues, including school choice, civics education and educational entrepreneurship. His writings have appeared in outlets such as Education Week, US News & World Report and The Hill.

Previously, Brendan studied at the University of Notre Dame and later joined Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program. As a member of ACE, Brendan taught high school social studies and coached cross country at Cristo Rey High School Sacramento. Brendan is still involved with the ACE program as co-chair of the DC Advocates Chapter, where he helps support current teachers and connect alumni and friends of ACE in the DC area.
Brendan is originally from a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he hopes to one day return. He will be attending law school next fall and plans to use his legal education to help more students receive a high-quality education.