John M. Danielson
Co-FOUNDER
Mr. Danielson is the founder and chairman of Chartwell, having previously served as Chartwell’s President and CEO. Chartwell is a global consultancy headquartered in Washington, DC. Chartwell has successfully won and executed a variety of projects in China, Europe, India, South America and the Middle East. Mr. Danielson also currently serves as a senior advisor to select client companies, private equity funds and philanthropic initiatives including as a Member of the Advisory Board for the USC-Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy and previously by appointment of HRH Prince Edward to the US Duke of Edinburgh Awards.
Mr. Danielson was appointed Chief of Staff at the United States Department of Education by President George W. Bush from 2001-2003. He also worked in several senior roles for former United States Secretary of Education and current Chairman of the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Lamar Alexander. From 1995 through 2001, he co-founded an education company serving the academic and behavioral needs of at-risk middle and high school students in many of the nation’s largest urban school systems, demonstrating substantial student academic growth, and considerable reductions in district-wide crime rates.
Mr. Danielson is a native of Houston, was graduated from The University of Texas at Austin where he received a bachelor’s degree in business, and he resides in Washington, DC.
Christopher D. Lohse
CEO & Managing Partner
Mr. Lohse serves as the CEO and Managing Partner of Chartwell. He comes to the work after leading the professional association of global education companies, an organization he was asked to lead after successfully directing research, strategy and government affairs as a senior executive in two of the world’s largest education companies – Pearson and Renaissance Learning.
Prior to entering the private sector, Mr. Lohse led research, strategy and government relations in the public sector. He advised the Montana legislature on science and education issues, led policy research and government affairs for a state education agency, led major research efforts for the National Conference of State Legislatures and Teach for America, and served as the head of research and data policy for the Council of Chief State School Officers (where he was a liaison to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), all while maintaining a focus on classroom teaching. He taught the clinical program for Masters’ candidate science teachers at Harvard University, and taught similar teacher preparation programs at the University of California’s Center X, and Yale University’s Exploration Program. He began his career with the Teach for America program, teaching high school chemistry and physics in Los Angeles and winning teaching awards each year.
Mr. Lohse graduated from Willamette University with degrees in biology and chemistry, and earned Master’s degrees in policy and education from Harvard University.
