Sean McGraw is the husband of Kristine Trustey and co-chair of The Way Forward: The Campaign for McLean. Sean taught and worked at the University of Notre Dame for nearly 20 years and is currently a Recurring Visiting Professor of Political Science at Boston College. His primary research has focused on the Irish political system, especially political party competition and the changes in the political landscape at a time of unprecedented economic and social change. He has published three books and several articles in international journals. In 1993, McGraw co-founded Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) teacher training program, a large-scale contributor to Catholic education in the United States, training more than 2000 teachers and administrators for Catholic schools in the US, Ireland, Chile, and Haiti. Sean earned his BA and M. Div. from the University of Notre Dame, an M. Sc. from the London School of Economics and his Ph.D. in Comparative Politics from Harvard University.