Robert Scherrer D.Ed.
Executive Director, Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU); Board Member, Eradicate Hate Global Summit
2022, 2023, 2024, Current
Dr. Scherrer has served as the Executive Director of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) since 2020. Prior to his current role, Scherrer served as the Superintendent of North Allegheny School District. The AIU is a regional education services agency and a crucial part of Pennsylvania’s public education system. As its mission states, the AIU is an educational community that advocates and advances equitable opportunities for every learner. The AIU employs nearly 1,200 educators, administrators, and support staff who provide specialized services to Allegheny County’s 42 suburban school districts as well as non-public, charter, and career and technical schools. The agency serves as a liaison with the Pennsylvania Department of Education and proudly operates three schools for exceptional children, 10 family centers, and approximately 130 programs for children, adults, and families in the region.
Previously, Dr. Scherrer was the Superintendent of the North Allegheny School District. He first joined North Allegheny in 2013 as the Assistant Superintendent of K-12 Education. Prior to his time at North Allegheny, Dr. Scherrer served as an administrator in the Pittsburgh Public School District. He also served as an administrator in the Peters Township and Woodland Hills school districts and began his career as a teacher at Baldwin High School.
Dr. Scherrer received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education, a Master of Education in Business Education, and his Principal’s Certification from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He earned his Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility and Doctor of Education in Administrative and Policy Studies from the University of Pittsburgh, where his dissertation focused on teacher evaluation.
Over the years, Dr. Scherrer has been an active member of numerous professional organizations and associations and presented at several national, state, and regional conferences.
The inaugural Eradicate Hate Summit was a truly impressive gathering of leaders dedicated to finding lasting and effective solutions to violent extremism. I was particularly moved by the prominence given to survivors and family members of victims of hate and violence throughout the event. Their stories and those of so many others must be at the center of what we do and why we do it.
