Paul Vallas graduated from Western Illinois University. He previously served as the State of Illinois's Executive Director, Economic and Fiscal Commission; City of Chicago Budget Director and CEO of Chicago Public Schools.
He has also worked as Superintendent Philadelphia Public Schools; Superintendent Recovery School District, New Orleans; Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools, in addition to working on school reform in post-earthquake Haiti & Chile and prison education reform.
Biographical information from vallasforallchicago.com.