The CIE Coalition is an advisory group of commercial and non-profit organizations that support the Chess in Education Initiative through commitments of their time, resources, and endorsements.

Too often in our complex society, large institutions can be unresponsive to newly emerging changes and opportunities. We believe this has been the case with Chess in Education, but we believe there is a solution. Journalist Thomas Friedman writes that in the absence of formal leadership, “leaders without authority” (who check their politics at the door and focus on what works) can network together into what Friedman calls “complex adaptive coalitions” to spearhead both economic and societal change.

This inspiration led to the formation of the CIE Coalition, comprised of the following organizations.

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