Our Team

The Founding Team

The Boston Future Education Research Institute was established in Boston, USA, by the QiBu Future Education Group in collaboration with the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and the Zhangjiang Boston Enterprise Park. It is led by several Nobel laureates and academicians to jointly explore innovative models of education. Together, they promote the cooperative development of international education, with three centers in Boston, Melbourne, and Shanghai, assisting Chinese institutions in building advantageous disciplines and key departments.

New England Board of Higher Education

The New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) is a regional higher education organization authorized by the U.S. Congress and approved by the governors and legislative bodies of the six New England states. This organization represents 260 higher education institutions in New England, including Harvard University, Yale University, Dartmouth College, Brown University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (which accounts for half of the Ivy League schools in the United States). The two best liberal arts colleges in the United States, Williams College and Amherst College, are also located in the New England region.

Academic Committee

Michael Thomas 
President of New England Board of Higher Education

Ani Kharajian

Director of Global Center and Trusted Advisor at Harvard University Business School

Maureen Keefe

Vice President of Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Former Board Chair of National Association of Student Personnel Administrators

Joe Dilorenzo

Owner of Boston Celtics, Head of Boston Garden/Boston Bruins Organization, Founding Owner of Maine Red Claws

Jorge Soto 

Principal Conductor of United Nations Festival Orchestra for Hope, Principal Conductor of New Philharmonia Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra, Cover Conductor of Boston Symphony Orchestra

Charles Desmond

Former Chairman of the Massachusetts Board of Higher
Education, Former Associate Chancellor and Dean at the University of
Massachusetts Boston, Chief Executive Officer of Inversant (Leading Massachusetts’ largest parent-centered children’s savings account initiative)

James (Jim) O’Dell 

Associate Dean for Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Professor of Berklee College of Music, Lecturing Professor of MIT, Director of Bands at Boston University, Music Director and Conductor of Concord Band, Conductor of Metropolitan Wind

Executive Committee

Gene Hartigan 

Principal

Rod Fritz

Deputy Principal

Nick Billows 

Director of Operations

Dr. Jason Li 

Head of School