WORK
PERSONALIZED LEARNING
How does an organization scale the availability of tutoring to all children, regardless of their parents income? How can the benefits of tutoring be delivered to students virtually and enhanced using Artificial Intelligence? These are the questions Duffy has pursued as President of the Great Oaks Foundation as he seeks to bring this powerful tool to more public school students across the country.
ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP STUDIES
What does it mean to be a leader? Can leadership be taught -- if so, how is teaching leadership best approached? He has explored these questions in his courses at NYU's Wagner School of Public Service. Duffy was first introduced to the Adaptive Leadership framework in the classrooms of Professors Ron Heifetz and Marty Linsky during his studies at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
FINE ARTS EDUCATION
Is an art academy that teaches foundational skills dating back to the Renaissance still viable in the 21st Century? During his tenure as the Board Chair of the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts he joined together with a like-minded group of civic leaders, artists, philanthropists and trustees who believe the answer to that question is yes and have steadily grown enrollment since 2020.
CIVIL RIGHTS
How can a society effectively and fairly redress the injustices suffered by its marginalized citizens in housing and employment? Duffy served for six years as the Chair and Commissioner of Massachusetts civil rights enforcement agency, the MCAD. In that role he served as an administrative law judge and had responsibility for the leadership of the agency.