John Palfrey is the head of school at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
Prior to joining the Andover community in July 2012, John worked as a professor and vice dean at Harvard Law School and served as executive director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. He has published extensively on how young people are learning in a digital era, as well as the effect of new technologies on society at large.
Outside of his work at Andover, John chairs the board of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the board of LRNG. He also serves on the boards of the Berkman Klein Center and School Year Abroad. John is the author or co-author of nine books, including Safe Spaces, Brave Spaces (2017); Born Digital (2016, with Urs Gasser); and BiblioTech (2015). He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, an M.Phil. from the University of Cambridge, and an A.B. from Harvard College.