Judy Seltz has more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in not-for-profit associations in the education sector. In October 2024, she was named interim president and chief executive officer of the Forum for Youth Investment having previously served on the Board of Directors.  

She is the retired executive director and chief executive officer of ASCD (formerly Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), an international education association focused on teaching, learning and leading.  Its members are teachers, principals, superintendents and university professors from more than 120 countries.

Previously, Seltz served at the American Association of School Administrators (Arlington, VA)  where she was associate executive director, and International School Services (Princeton, NJ) where she worked with American international schools overseas. In her eight years on the Alexandria (VA) City School Board, Seltz served as member and chair.  She is a lawyer and was managing editor of legal publications on special education law.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University, Ed. M. from Harvard University’s Graduation School of Education, and J.D. from the George Mason University School of Law.