- Jason Ravitz
- executive director
- Marie Kanarr
- John Larmer
- Nancy Wright
- administrative assistant
- Buck Trust
- main office
- Carolyn Thorsen
- George Lucas
The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) is a non profit research and development organization working to make schools and classrooms more effective through the use of problem and project based learning. BIE creates curriculum and training materials, provides professional development, and conducts and disseminates research. BIE conducts many projects in partnership with other organizations including WestEd, the National High School Alliance, the Johnson Foundation and the George Lucas Educational Foundation.