Susan Cheng

Susan M. Cheng is the Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Georgetown University School of Medicine. In her role, she prioritizes systemic efforts to address structural inequities at the school including academic preparation, inclusive learning environments, curricular reform and faculty development with a focus on anti-racism/anti-oppression. She was formerly part of the founding team of Beyond Z (now Braven), an early stage college to career start-up focused on accelerating diverse talent, where she directed college curriculum and program design for low-income, first-generation college students. Before joining this venture, she was an Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund where she focused on human capital investment and management assistance for the firm’s teacher preparation portfolio ventures in the Learning to Teach Fund. Prior to NewSchools, she joined Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s transition team for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS). While with DCPS, she focused on human capital recruitment and talent development, organizational culture building, and designing and implementing a performance management system for the central office. Susan also created and ran the Urban Education Leaders Internship Program (UELIP) and launched the Teachers Central to Leadership (TCTL) central office fellowship for DCPS teachers. She graduated summa cum laude from UCLA with a Bachelor of Arts in communications and minor in education. She has a Master’s in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School and a Doctor in Education Leadership (Ed.L.D.) from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Susan lives in the Eckington neighborhood of Washington, D.C. with her husband, daughter and son.

Susan Cheng is Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Deputy Title IX Coordinator at the Georgetown School of Medicine.