• Spearhead developing and implementing cutting-edge AI-driven learning strategies and solutions to catalyze transformative change across K-12, higher education, and lifelong learning ecosystems.• Foster collaborative partnerships with diverse stakeholders (students, educators, administrators, policymakers, EdTech entrepreneurs) to identify critical education challenges and co-create innovative AI-powered solutions.• Design and deliver personalized professional development programs that empower educators to harness AI tools for enhanced teaching, learning, and administration.• Guide the development and integration of practical, ethical AI solutions tailored for educational institutions, focusing on accessibility, inclusivity, and pedagogical effectiveness.• Conduct rigorous evaluations of educational solutions, analyzing their impact on learning outcomes, engagement, and equity. Provide data-driven insights and recommendations for continuous improvement and scalability.• Advise on developing and refining AI policies and governance frameworks in education, ensuring alignment with current research, ethical considerations, and global best practices.• Champion responsible AI adoption in education by addressing concerns related to data privacy, algorithmic bias, and the changing role of educators in AI-augmented learning environments.• Facilitate cross-sector collaborations between educational institutions, tech companies, and research organizations to accelerate innovation and knowledge sharing in AI for education.• Develop and curate open educational resources (OERs) on AI literacy, computational thinking, and emerging technologies to democratize access to cutting-edge knowledge.• Serve as a thought leader and expert in applying AI and related technologies in education, contributing to academic publications, conferences, and public discourse on the future of learning.

• Provide ongoing research, management, and funding services to the Edmund W. Gordon Institute for Advanced Study leadership team at Columbia University.• Developed a multi-year research and management strategy for an AI and Education Institute for a large, employee-owned research organization.• Engineered the design of a national center on validity for a non-profit research organization.• Executive Coach to Yale School of Management graduate students, university professors, and graduate students associated with other schools.

• Utilize deep relationships with educational technology companies, foundations, NGOs, universities, and national and international education agencies to provide ETS with intellectual leadership on partnerships to elevate the ETS brand and expand ETS’s ability to deliver innovative and impactful educational research, formulate strategic investments, and contribute to new product development.• Engineered R&D proposal management system and development process.• Established a cohort-based, community of practice to mentor and motivate 10+ researchers annually to develop proposals to lower costs and increase win rates.• Launched R&D Consulting Services to make psychometric, research, researchers, development, and training services available to external organizations. • Oversee R&D’s due diligence on M&A and equity investments by ETS Corporate Development.

• Delivered comprehensive oversight of P&L accountability, designed multi-year go-to-market strategies, and directed daily operations, contract development and management, business development, and communications plans. • Directed a cross-functional team of 30, ranging from entry-level analysts to Ph.D. subject matter experts, and closely collaborated with testifying experts.• Led creation and implementation of complex quantitative study designs to align and inform client program and legal strategies.• Grew annual net revenue from $1M to +$7M• Successfully guided federal and private clients to recover +$20B.• Utilized diverse methods to develop transparent and reproducible code using industry-standard languages (R, Python, Stata, and SAS) to quantify outcomes, differences, and damages and present them in graphs, tables, visualizations, and compelling stories to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Owned accountability for development and administration of +$4M annual budget for research and evaluation on personalized learning strategy. Led design, implementation, and management of investigations on research methodologies, educational technology, school models, markets, and policies.• Cultivated partnerships with internal officials and external funding organizations, non-profit and for-profit companies, and diverse research organizations to strengthen studies and results.• Strategically invested in collaborations among neuroscientists, affective engineers, psychologists, and education researcher to investigate novel data sources to develop new measures of student engagement.• Spearheaded multi-year implementation studies and investigations to develop specific and large-scale strategies to support STEM learning, curriculum for disadvantaged student populations, and optimized instructional strategies.

• Completed investigations as the Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI for Department of Defense, Andrew Mellon Foundation, Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.• Leveraged advanced quantitative, qualitative, and policy methodologies to develop, interpret, and disseminate results for funding stakeholders.

• Innovative educator who taught graduate courses to practicing educators. • Graduate courses developed and taught: Collaborative and Project-Based Learning Using Technology; Emerging Issues for Instructional Technology; Evaluation and Research of Technology Supported Interventions and Programs; and Gaming and Media Design for Learning.

• Research assistant for “River City,” an NFS sponsored project exploring a multi-user virtual environment that helps middle school science students understand scientific inquiry (http://muve.gse.harvard.edu/rivercityproject/). • Responsibilities included: (a) recruitment of teachers, schools, and districts, (b) design and supervision of professional development, (c) oversight of all implementations, (d) evaluation and analysis of various aspects of professional development and teacher implementations, and (e) maintaining the project website.

• Research assistant for the Handheld Devices for Ubiquitous Learning Project, a Provost's grant to determine how wireless handheld devices could enhance learning and teaching (http://gseacademic.harvard.edu/~hdul/).• Responsibilities included: (a) selecting handheld devices; (b) organizing and running focus group and field trails; (c) collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data; and (d) presenting findings at conferences.

• Innovative educator who taught science to public, high school students, served on the principal’s advisory committee, and developed project-based curriculum for Public Television and the National Park Service. • Courses include Advanced Placement Chemistry, Talented and Gifted Chemistry, Comprehensive Chemistry, Chemistry in the Community, Physical Science, and Environmental Science.• Improving Learning with Information Technology Committee Member, National Academy of Sciences.• 1999 Principal’s Award recipient for extraordinary contributions to students and the community.