julie young
Author • Educator • Innovator • Visionary Leader
A leading education expert
Julie Young leverages over 30 years of expertise in inspiring teams and driving the growth of innovative learning environments for students everywhere.
"Change is uncomfortable. Resistance is everywhere. Yet, the journey of change is marked by those who swim stubbornly upstream and refuse to lose momentum." Julie Young
EDUCATOR
Julie Young is an educator, innovator, and visionary leader, renowned for her expertise designing diverse, student-centered educational models, including virtual, blended, and tech-enhanced learning.
INNOVATOR
As founding President and CEO of Florida Virtual School, Julie Young transformed a bold idea into a global model for online learning. Over 17 years, she built FLVS into the nation’s largest state virtual school, pioneering digital education and redefining what’s possible for education.
LEADER
At Arizona State University, Julie advanced ASU’s vision for lifelong learning through ASU Prep, launching a global digital prep network that bridges K–12 and college, transforming access for students everywhere.
Julie is the reason virtual learning became a reality.
She lived it. Julie regularly speaks with organizations, schools, and conferences, bringing a wealth of knowledge and "say yes" commitment to real challenges facing online education and the leadership it took to make virtual learning the reality it is today. Julie would welcome the opportunity to speak at your next conference or event.
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What they're saying
“Julie Young… has been a very influential pioneer in this industry.”
Russ Whitehurst
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
(Brookings Virtual Education Forum)
“You brought education into the 21st Century at FLVS."
JEB BUSH
FORMER GOVERNOR OF FLORIDA
"Julie has told her teachers, 'We are about teaching kids, not teaching content. They all learn differently and we adjust our content to our kids’”
Paul E. Peterson
Editor-in-Chief, Education Next and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University
"With Julie leading the team, I saw the opportunity to do more than talk but to make lasting change."
BOB WILLIAMS
FORMER deputy superintendent for instructional serviceS,
Orange CouNty Public Schools (FL)
"It’s impossible to disentangle FLVS and its success from Julie.”
John Watson
founder and CEO of Evergreen Education Group;
founder of the Community Advancing Digital Learning (DLAC)