Malati Gopal

Malati Gopal
Malati Gopal
Executive Officer,
Fresno Unified School District

Malati Gopal is executive officer for the Fresno Unified School District (FUSD). She was previously a senior organizational development analyst and improvement specialist with FUSD. Her research and career focus has concentrated on human centric and design thinking. She has worked as a program evaluation specialist and program developer with the World Health Organization, UNESCO, McKenzie Group Consulting, Georgetown University, Western Michigan University, and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). She works as a senior analyst and improvement specialist at the Fresno Unified School District. Gopal received her MA in education administration from Gallaudet University and a PhD in education from The George Washington University.

updated 2025

Publications by Malati Gopal
Pivoting Amid COVID-19
This brief outlines Ayer Elementary's journey of continuous improvement since 2016 and how their organizational conditions were tested during the COVID-19 crisis. Despite the challenges, the school invested in improvement practices to strengthen…