Bart Swartz

Bart Swartz is an educational leader, leadership developer, and Growth Officer for the Achievement & Assessment Institute (AAI), whose work centers on helping individuals and organizations recognize and realize what is possible. He has spent his career building systems that empower people, strengthen relationships, and create lasting impact. At KU, Bart champions the idea that leadership is less about position and more about trust, connection, communication, and kindness, helping leaders cultivate cultures where both people and possibilities can thrive.

His journey in education includes earning a master’s in curriculum and instruction from the KU School of Education & Human Sciences and roles as a human resources director, deputy superintendent, high school administrator, and middle school teacher and coach. Bart also worked at Greenbush, an educational service center in Kansas, where he developed programs to support school administrators across the state.