Thomas E Torkelson
CEO (to April 2020) · Idea Public Schools
CEO (to April 2020) at Idea Public Schools. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.
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Co-founder and CEO Emeritus of IDEA Public Schools, which he established in August 2000. Torkelson built IDEA from 150 initial students to a network of 70,000+ students across Texas with 81% of graduates having passed at least one AP exam.
He now leads Choose To Succeed, a Texas-based foundation.
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