Dr. Daniel Scoggin is the co-founder of Great Hearts Academies. Over twenty-five years ago, he started as the headmaster of a classical, liberal arts academy in Tempe, AZ. In 2004, Dan authored the original Great Hearts business plan. As the founding CEO, he secured the initial strategic funding partnerships with local and national philanthropy to launch the Arizona network of academies. From 2004 to 2015, he directed the network’s growth and academic model, including Great Hearts’ expansion into Texas. Great Hearts now serves 30,000 students at 52 schools in Phoenix, San Antonio, North Texas, and Baton Rouge, with immediate plans to expand into Utah. Great Hearts also serves students with online classical academies, and Dan recently led the founding of a growing network of Christian classical academies in Phoenix, serving a diverse group of families via ESA funding opportunities. In addition to serving on the Great Hearts America, Arizona, and Foundation boards, Dan is the organization’s Advancement Officer.  Dr. Scoggin holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from the Claremont Graduate University, a B.A. from Santa Clara University, attended the Stanford University Executive Education program, was a Piper Fellow, Pahara-Aspen Fellow, and recently completed an M.A. in character education from the Jubilee Centre at the University of Birmingham (U.K.). He is the father of four daughters (two Great Hearts graduates and two current Christian academy scholars) and lives with his wife Tiffany in Mesa, AZ.