David Mansouri

David sets the strategic vision for SCORE, guides SCORE’s leadership team, and builds and strengthens SCORE’s partnerships with leaders in Tennessee and across the nation. He joined the organization in 2010, and prior to his current role served as SCORE’s executive vice president and director of advocacy and communications. In addition to his work at SCORE, David serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Policy Innovators in Education (PIE) Network, and is currently president of the Association of Rice Alumni. He is a member of the Practitioner Council of the Hoover Education Success Initiative at Stanford University. Before joining SCORE, David worked for the late U.S. Senator Fred Thompson and Congressman Zach Wamp and began his career working on issue advocacy and electoral campaigns. He is an alumnus of the Pahara-Aspen Education Fellowship and Leadership Tennessee, and previously served on the founding board of Nashville Classical Charter School. A Tennessee native and product of Tennessee’s public schools, David is a graduate of Rice University and received an MBA with honors from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management.