Dr. Jonathan Woods has joined the Presidents Forum as the Military and Workforce Education Policy Fellow. He brings more than 25 years of experience across military service, federal education systems, and workforce-aligned learning, with deep expertise in voluntary education programs serving servicemembers and working adults.
Jonathan previously directed the Department of Defense’s Off-Duty and Voluntary Education programs across all military services, overseeing large-scale education benefits and quality assurance systems serving hundreds of thousands of learners annually. His background includes leading the development of national data systems, credentialing and workforce alignment strategies, and institutional engagement models designed to improve participation, outcomes, and system accountability. Earlier in his career, he worked extensively in adult and workforce education, curriculum design, and learning systems analysis, including advising military schoolhouses on instructional effectiveness and return on investment.
In his fellowship role, Jonathan will work with the Presidents Forum team to support research, analysis, and institutional learning related to military and workforce education. His work will include helping the Forum learn from institutions serving military-connected learners, identifying shared challenges and strengths across institutions, and strengthening processes for gathering and sharing insight across the Forum’s membership. He will also support the Forum’s efforts to connect learner demand, institutional capacity, and workforce alignment in ways that reflect both operational realities and learner experience.
Through this fellowship, Jonathan will help the Presidents Forum build durable structures for understanding how education benefits, counseling systems, and data insights can better inform institutional practice and support service members and working adults as they navigate education and career pathways.
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