Sophia Kamberos

SOPHIA KAMBEROS

The Broad Residency Class of 2009-2011
Current Organization: Chicago Public Schools
M.B.A., Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
B.A., Political Science, Northwestern University

“I have always believed that an investment in education is an investment in the future. Lack of adequate funding, soaring dropout rates, and low test scores equal a sense of hopelessness and despair amongst today’s children. Addressing any of these problems is not only a challenging undertaking, but also a great chance to affect tomorrow’s generations. I am looking forward to an exciting opportunity with The Broad Residency to affect meaningful change in an ailing system that has been failing our youth for too long.”

Sophia Kamberos is currently a project manager in the human capital group of the Chicago Public Schools where she manages the National Board Certification program at CPS. Since her arrival, she has led the strategic redesign of the National Board Certification program which included securing internal financing, creating new recruiting strategies and targets, redesigning the program incentives and leading research and evaluation initiatives. Prior to joining The Broad Residency, Kamberos was an assistant brand manager at Alberto Culver. Her most recent position was on the TRESemmé brand where she led the launch of a new line for styling products for the business. In addition, Kamberos was responsible for devising and implementing the online marketing strategy, financial forecasting and managing the media and public relations for the brand. Previously, she worked at LaSalle Investment Management as a financial analyst, where she invested money in commercial real estate on behalf of institutional investors. As part of her time with LaSalle, Kamberos spent a year and a half working in Paris, France where she managed a European property fund. Kamberos holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Northwestern University and a master’s degree in business administration from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago. Kamberos is a participant in The Broad Residency in Urban Education (Class of 2009-2011), serving her two-year Residency at Chicago Public Schools.