David R. Sears

David R. Sears serves as Vice President of Education for GRAMMY In The Schools® at the GRAMMY Museum®. In his role, Sears is responsible for the Museum's renowned GRAMMY Camp®, the Music Educator Award™, career-based education programs, and all regional and national education programs and initiatives.

He is responsible for creating a path to increase the scale of GRAMMY In The Schools educational activities by developing and implementing more robust online offerings throughout the year. He also works with internal and external entities to expand online education content and deliver it throughout the year.

Sears joined the Recording Academy® in 1994 as Senior Project Manager with the GRAMMY Foundation and has since held positions as Director of Education, Senior Director of Education and Executive Education Director. He has been integral in the development and successful implementation of the national education initiatives at the GRAMMY Museum, such as GRAMMY In The Schools, GRAMMY® Career Day, GRAMMY SoundChecks®, GRAMMY Camp, Music Educator Award, GRAMMY Signature Schools, GRAMMY Sessions, and more. He has held many positions in the music industry, such as professional musician, public high school music educator, music director, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, and more contributing to his multifaceted music background.

Sears is a lifetime voting member of the Recording Academy, a member of the College Music Society Career Development and Entrepreneurship Committee, the Advisory Committee of the Herb Alpert Music Center at Los Angeles City College, the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP), and the American Choral Directors Association. He is also a published contributor to the symposium Tanglewood II — Charting the Future and conceived the book of lesson plans Careers Through Music — Building Employable Skills In Your Music Class.

Sears did his undergraduate and graduate college studies at California State University, Los Angeles.