[3] He held top administrative roles in Baltimore City Public Schools and the National Association of State Boards of Education.

[1][7] The school board fired him after only sixth months, citing his "problematic" leadership style as their reason.

[1] Torres worked as assistant superintendent for student services in Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public Schools[3] from 2003 through 2006.

[5] During his tenure, Torres was also credited with roughly quadrupling the number of people of color holding appointed principal positions.

[3] Two days after retiring, Torres was offered an opportunity to serve as the interim CEO of Chicago Public Schools.

[6] Torres had made it clear upon his appointment that reopening the schools for in-person instruction was a top priority of his.

[9] On September 15, 2021, Mayor Lightfoot announced that Pedro Martinez would be succeeding Torres, being appointed as the permanent CEO.