Dr. John Gratto

Dr. John Gratto joined McPherson & Jacobson in 2014.

His public school administrative experience included serving for 23 years as a Superintendent of Schools in districts ranging from 450 to 4500 students, five years as a K-12 principal, two years as a K-6 principal, and one year as an Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction.

From 2012 to 2022 he worked as a professor of Educational Leadership at Virginia Tech.

Dr. Gratto served as the President of the Virginia Professors of Educational Leadership from 2016-2020.  He has also served as a Member of the New York State Education Commissioner’s Advisory Council, a Blue Ribbon School Review Panelist for New York State Elementary Schools, President of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference, and Executive Secretary of the Essex County School Boards Association.

He earned his Ed.D. in Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University.