Ellyn Cochran, President & CEO

Ellyn Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quality Care for Children (QCC), joined QCC in 2022. Ellyn was previously the Associate Vice President for Early Learning and Development at the United Way of Greater Atlanta where she oversaw the United Way's grants and partnerships on improving outcomes for children 0 to 8 with a focus on ensuring children enter school prepared to succeed and on a path to read by third grade. Ellyn was with GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students, where she was the Director of Innovation Strategies, leading the state’s work in supporting new and creative research and programs that build on the science of early brain development. Ellyn facilitated the launch of Georgia’s relationship with the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard as partners in Frontiers of Innovation, convening the state leadership team and facilitating human-centered design techniques in communities across the state. Originally a Midwesterner, Ellyn moved to the Atlanta area from Baltimore, where she was the assistant to the CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools. In Georgia, Ellyn serves on statewide leadership teams at the local, state and national levels to support QCC’s mission that families and child care providers are equipped with the knowledge and resources to nurture and educate Georgia’s infants and young children.