Courtney Sale Ross has always been an innovative leader in education. She has been so for 16 years or more. As an education advocate, Ross acknowledged the need for educational pioneers who are ready and willing to revolutionize education in order to help prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century. Supported by the research of many academic experts and leading thinkers, she implemented the most advanced methods in K-12 education by using a combination of technological incorporation and progressive world leadership.

As a testament to this commitment, Courtney Ross now busies herself leading three worthwhile educational endeavors: the Ross School, Ross Institute, and Ross Global Academy.

Ross and her late husband, Steven J. Ross, CEO of Time Warner, built the Ross School in 1991. The Ross School offers the highest quality of education and serves as a model for revolutionizing education in public schools all over the world for 21st century education.

The Ross Institute for Advanced Study and Innovation in Education, founded in 1996 by Ross, focuses on the plausible intimations of globalization for pre-collegiate public education.

Founded in 2006, still by Courtney Ross, The Ross Global Academy functions as an innovative public charter school that caters to the students of lower and middle schools. Its founding received support from the prestigious Steinhardt School of Education of New York University and the Board of Education of New York City.

Before she directed her passion towards education, Ross produced a number of films and documentaries. She is likewise a faithful ally of the arts.