Jeff Edmondson is the executive director of Strive, a coalition of postsecondary, K-12, business and nonprofit organizations in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky aimed at increasing educational aspirations, achievement, and attainment of students throughout the region.

He most recently served as the foundation officer for KnowledgeWorks Foundation. In this role, Edmondson was responsible for assisting the President & CEO by leading and providing support for priority initiatives, facilitating meetings and delivering presentations on the efforts of the Foundation, and managing the Board of Directors.

Prior to joining the foundation, Edmondson served as a program Assistant at the 21st Century School Fund where he conducted research, published papers, and wrote legislation on local and national policy issues related to school facilities. Edmondson also worked as the Peaceable Schools Coordinator at Woodrow Wilson Senior High School, the largest public secondary school in Washington, D.C. In this role he built partnerships between the school and organizations and businesses in the community, acted as a student and teacher advocate within the school, and trained students and staff in mediation and other alternative conflict resolution techniques.

Edmondson has a bachelor's of science in biology from University of Richmond and a master's in public policy from Johns Hopkins University. In addition, he served as a volunteer and supervisor for four years in Peace Corps Gabon, Central Africa.