Dean Saad received his Bachelor of Commerce in Business Management from Santa Clara University in 2019. After graduation, he joined the 2019 Teach For America Hawai’i Corp to provide educational equity in Hawaiian schools until 2024. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University with his Master of Science in Educational Studies in 2022. Throughout his Corp member and classroom experience, he focused his Capstone on how providing culturally responsive teaching and practices elevate student performance and experiences in the classroom.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌​‍‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‍​‌‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​‍‌‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍​‌​‍‍‌​​‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌

Dean Saad joined BASIS Independent Fremont Upper Campus because he believes in the BASIS Independent Schools' mission to educate with a rigorous curriculum and support the social-emotional development of the holistic child. He brings his ten years of youth development, teacher development, coaching, and mentoring to continue providing all students and staff with support to achieve their highest selves.

When he’s not in school, you’ll find Dean Saad at 24 Hour Fitness, trying new local restaurants, hiking, and exploring around the Bay Area via BART! He enjoys cooking, streaming YouTube, gaming on his Switch 2, Xbox, and phone, and enjoying life as a newlywed. He is an avid NBA and NFL fan, and can be found rooting for the Warriors and 49ers. He is also a devoted San Jose Sharks fan and can often be found at the Shark Tank!