73 years old (Born on September 07, 1951)
Happy Birthday, Dennis Walcott! Despite needing a waiver to become Chancellor due to your unconventional path—not everyone can leapfrog formal administration training straight into leadership—you made running the largest school district look easier than finding parking in New York City. Your remarkable skills prove that sometimes practice doesn't make perfect—personality and passion do!Under your guidance as Deputy Mayor for Education and later head of NYC schools, you gracefully navigated tough challenges with humor, warmth—and courageously faced countless PTA meetings without flinching. Cheers today on another year wiser (with or without official credentials)! Here's wishing you future successes waiving bureaucracy aside like always!