George Sparks, President & CEO since November 2004, received a master's in aeronautics and astronautics from MIT, and a bachelor's in aeronautical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy. Early in his career, he served as an air force pilot and was an assistant professor of aeronautics at the USAF Academy. From 1979 to 1999 he worked for Hewlett-Packard, eventually becoming general manager of several divisions. From 1999 to 2003, he served as a vice president for Agilent Technologies, a spin-off from Hewlett-Packard. He most recently was a partner at NorthStone Group, a management consulting company in Louisville, Colo.
He has worked closely with Denver Public Schools and has served as a board member for many Colorado organizations, including University of Colorado at Boulder's President's Leadership Class, Colorado MESA, Colorado Forum, the Public Education and Business Coalition, Colorado Bright Beginnings, and the Colorado Advisory Council of the Trust for Public Lands. He also serves on Mayor John Hickenlooper's Early Childhood Education Leadership Team.
