Howard Polsky graduated with a BA degree from Lehigh in 1973, where he was a government major and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received his JD degree from Indiana University in 1976 and was an editor of the Indiana Law Review. Howard remains active with Lehigh and is currently a member of the Advisory Board to the College of Education. From 2012-2018, he served on the Advisory Board to the College of Arts and Science. By this endowment, Howard wishes to encourage Lehigh students to gain a deeper appreciation of American democracy and law, and to become the nation's future leaders and custodians in preserving those values as citizens and in their professions.
Howard served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of K12 Inc. ( now Stride, Inc) for fifteen years until his retirement. Stride is a publicly-traded company and America's largest provider of online education for students in grades K-12 and adult careers.
Prior to Stride, Howard was Vice President and General Counsel of Lockheed Martin Global Telecommunications, an international satellite and information technology services company. Before being acquired by Lockheed Martin, he was employed by COMSAT Corporation for nine years, where he held both legal and senior government relations positions. From 1983-1992, he was a partner at Wiley, Rein & Fielding representing clients in administrative and judicial proceedings. He began his legal career at the FCC and was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis.