Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph. D., served as president of Start Early, a nationwide public-private partnership that advances quality early learning and care for families with children from birth through their earliest years to help close the opportunity gap, from 2011 to 2026.
Prior to joining Start Early’s staff in 2007, Diana was a Senior Researcher at the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. Diana holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of Chicago, an M.B.A. from Stanford, and a B.A. from Yale.