Gerald C. Hayward

Gerald "Jerry" C. Hayward served as the chief education and finance consultant to the California State Senate; statewide chancellor of the California Community College system; deputy director of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education; and co-director of Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). He served prominently on numerous national and state commissions dealing with education governance and policy matters. Hayward specialized in education finance for both K–12 and higher education, school-to-career activities, child care issues, school district organization, and education governance. He was also an expert on computer applications for financial analysis and simulation. Jerry earned an AA from College of the Sequoias, a BA in political science with a minor in English from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MA in education administration from San Francisco State University.

updated 2021