David Braemer assumed the role of head of school at Kent Denver School in 2022, following a ten-year tenure as head of school at Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to that, he served as upper school head at Greenhill School in Dallas and was dean of Students at Durham Academy in North Carolina. A teacher at heart, Braemer taught history and social studies at Greenhill, Culver Academies in Indiana, Blair Academy in New Jersey and at public schools in Boston and Lawrence, Massachusetts. Braemer holds a bachelor’s degree from Amherst College, where he was a varsity football and lacrosse player, and a master’s degree in education from Boston College. He also participated in the Klingenstein Institute for Independent School Leadership at Columbia University’s Teachers College, as well as cross-cultural learning through the Fulbright Memorial Scholar program in Japan.