2012 – Tata, Anthony J.

February 23, 2012

Superintendent Wake County Public School System

Anthony J. Tata graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1981 and retired after 28 years of uniformed service on June 1, 2009 as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Army. Mr. Tata commanded a paratrooper battalion in the 82nd Airborne Division and an air assault brigade in the 101st Airborne Division. In 2006-07 he served as the Deputy Commanding General of the 10th Mountain Division and Combined/Joint Task Force-76 in Afghanistan. BG Tata deployed on combat missions and operations in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Macedonia, Bosnia, Panama and the Philippines.

Mr. Tata also served as a National Security Fellow at Harvard University’s JFK School of Government, earned an M.A. in International Relations from the Catholic University of America, and has a Master’s of Military Art and Science from the Army’s School of Advanced Military Studies. He is listed as a distinguished member of the 502nd, 504th, and 505th Parachute Infantry Regiments.

A graduate of the 2009 Broad Superintendent’s Academy, which focuses on preparing executives around the country for service as senior leaders in large urban school districts, General Tata served as the Chief Operating Officer of Washington, DC Public Schools. On December 23, 2010, The Wake County Board of Education named Anthony J. Tata superintendent of the Wake County Public School System. As the chief executive officer of the school system, Mr. Tata oversees its administration and implements school board policies.