Colt Gill is an Oregon Education Leader. He served as Oregon's Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and Director of the Oregon Department of Education. Colt was appointed to this position by Governor Brown in October of 2017. He served previously as Oregon’s first Education Innovation Officer. In this position, he focused on improving graduation outcomes by working with local communities, school districts, researchers, students, and other stakeholders to identify effective practices across the P-20 continuum and make recommendations to the Governor, state agencies, and Legislature regarding policies, budget priorities, and supports needed to increase the number of students who graduate prepared for their next steps in the workplace or college. He has been an Oregon educator since 1989 and served as a teacher, district technology director, principal, assistant superintendent, and superintendent for the Bethel School District and Eugene 4J School District. He has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Oregon and has served on several boards and commissions for the State of Oregon and various education and children’s health and wellness institutions.