Don Soifer is Executive Vice President of the Lexington Institute, a nonpartisan public-policy think tank based near Washington, DC. 

Soifer has published dozens of papers and articles on various aspects of education policy, including accountability and assessments, higher education finance, closing achievement gaps for English learners, charter schools and special education. 

He has testified several times before the U.S. Congress as well as to several state legislatures and boards of education, and his research has been widely cited by education policymakers and scholars.  He has also served as a consultant for the Virginia Department of Education.

His work has appeared in many of the nation's most influential publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Education Week, Investors Business Daily, Business Week and numerous other outlets around the country. 

Soifer appears frequently on radio and television and has spoken before a wide range of audiences.  He has served on the editorial board of the monthly Bilingual Education Report and as a contributing editor for School Reform News.

He is a 1990 graduate of Colgate University and lives in Washington, DC.