Josh Lotstein, Senior Director, Grantmaking, oversees all grantmaking efforts across the Foundation’s four core portfolio areas.
He previously served as the head of strategy and planning for Transcend Education, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping schools reimagine their learning environments, and as Chief Operating Officer of Summit Public Schools, a network of innovative, high-performing charter schools in California and Washington. Prior to Summit, he led growth strategy and development initiatives at Teach for America and worked as a strategy consultant at The Monitor Group. He began his career as a classroom teacher in New York City public schools.
Josh earned his B.A. from Yale University, M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and M.A. in Educational Leadership from The Broad Center. He lives in Brooklyn, New York with his dog Chuck and enjoys quality time with friends and family, college basketball, and the best and worst of 90s music.
Meet our team.
Overdeck Family Foundation’s team is composed of a dedicated group of individuals who share a passion for improving the future of education in the U.S. We are teachers, parents, academics, and data analysts who are driven by the desire to find and scale innovative, cost-effective, and evidence-based programs and solutions that will improve children’s lives for generations to come.