Tonight on Your Health First, Dr. Galati will be joined by Erik Heyer, to discuss new research regarding autism. A recent study was published indicating that the number of new cases of autism is on the rise. Why this is so remains somewhat unclear, though increased screening and awareness is contributing to these new findings.
Erik Heyer, founder and CEO, is a respected education leader, business manager and social entrepreneur. In 2006, Mr. Heyer established The Siena School in Silver Spring, MD. The Siena School has quickly become one of Washington, D.C.’s leading private schools for students with dyslexia and language-based learning differences. The school and its staff have earned several honors, along with accolades from area educators, community leaders and the media, including The Washington Post, Washington Diplomat and WUSA–Channel 9.
Previously, Erik was on the founding team and management committee of Victory Schools, a national leader in the charter school and public education reform movements. In 2003, he was awarded a Broad Fellowship in the Broad Foundation Superintendents Academy, one of the nation’s most prestigious educational leadership training programs. He began his career in finance with Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan, before joining New Mountain Capital, a leading private equity investment firm. Mr. Heyer holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. in systems engineering with high honors from the University of Virginia. He has served on governing boards of the Atlantic Seaboard Dyslexia Education Center, the Mental Health Association of Montgomery County, and Calvert Education Services, one of the nation's oldest homeschooling organizations.
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Tonight on Your Health First, Dr. Galati will be joined by Erik Heyer, to discuss new research regarding autism. A recent study was published indicating that the number of new cases of autism is on the rise. Why this is so remains somewhat unclear, though increased screening and awareness is contributing to these new findings.
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