Advisory Board Briefing Book
Alex Kotran co-founded aiEDU to bring AI literacy and workforce readiness to K-12 schools, with a focus on under-resourced communities. He previously launched the social impact arm of H5, held communications roles with Oracle, Airbnb, and others, and served as a federal appointee under HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
View Profile
Ehrik Aldana co-founded aiEDU and serves as a Tech Policy Product Manager at Credo.ai, empowering organizations to deliver responsible AI at scale. A Yale graduate, he has contributed to AI governance policy for governments and international organizations, including facilitating the Governance of AI Roundtable at the World Government Summit.
View Profile
Tiffany Taylor is a Partner and Chief People & Impact Officer at GSV Ventures, a venture firm focused on the global education and workforce skills sector. She previously served as Executive Director of Teach For America-Detroit and Deputy Chief People Officer supporting TFA's 51 regional operations nationwide.
View Profile
Karen Silverman advises Fortune 50 companies, startups, and public agencies on AI strategy and governance through The Cantellus Group. She was previously a partner at Latham & Watkins for over 20 years, serving as Managing Partner of the San Francisco office, and has been named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.
View Profile
Marcus Brauchli co-founded North Base Media, a venture firm focused on digital media in emerging markets. He previously served as Executive Editor of The Washington Post, where the paper won seven Pulitzer Prizes, and before that was Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal.
View Profile
Julie Brickell teaches in Columbia University's Executive MS in Technology Management program, focusing on collaboration between technologists and lawyers. She previously served as Executive Managing Director and General Counsel of H5, a pioneer in applying language models to legal e-discovery and compliance.
View Profile
Matt Culek is COO of Citadel Securities, one of the world's leading market makers, overseeing firm-wide strategy, resource allocation, and global expansion. He previously served as an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
View Profile%20(1).avif)
Matt Gee leads data strategy and AI within the Gates Foundation's U.S. Program, focusing on data access and governance across the education-to-workforce continuum. He previously co-founded BrightHive and the Data Science for Social Good fellowship at the University of Chicago.
View Profile
Dr. Christina Grant leads the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard, bridging academic research and school system practice. She previously served as State Superintendent of Education for Washington, D.C. and held leadership roles at the NYC Department of Education.
View Profile
Elizabeth Kelly leads Anthropic's efforts to extend AI benefits to health, education, and social-good organizations. She was the founding Director of the U.S. AI Safety Institute at NIST, named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, and previously served as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy.
View Profile
Bruce Lai leads Apple's strategic initiatives for K-12 education and government across the West Coast, shaping technology markets through policy advocacy and strategic partnerships. He previously served as Executive Director of School Technology Strategy and Chief of Staff to the CIO at the New York City Department of Education.
View Profile
Jeff Livingston founded EdSolutions to focus education innovation and philanthropy on underserved students. He previously spent over a decade as a senior executive at McGraw-Hill Education and co-founded Achieva.com, acquired by Kaplan K-12 Learning Solutions.
View Profile
Jennie Magiera leads education impact strategy globally at Google, working at the intersection of technology, equity, and learning. A former Chicago Public Schools teacher, bestselling author, and White House Champion for Change, she also founded Our Voice Alliance to elevate marginalized voices in education.
View Profile
Loni Mahanta oversees legal, policy, communications, and safety at HopSkipDrive, the K-12 student transportation platform. She brings deep experience at the intersection of tech, regulation, and public policy from prior senior roles at Lyft, Zillow, and OpenSea.
View Profile
Lakshmi Nidamarthi founded Waymakers, a tech accelerator supporting AI entrepreneurs, drawing on two decades of experience scaling technology teams. She was an early leader at Amazon, where she helped launch the first Kindle, and later served as Chief Product Officer at DreamBox Learning.
View Profile
Jamil Poonja served as Senior Advisor to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on economic and technology policy, and previously served in the Biden-Harris White House as Senior Policy Advisor for Infrastructure Implementation. His career spans government, tech, and the social sector, including roles at Facebook and the U.S. State Department.
View Profile
Geo Saba served as Chief of Staff for Congressman Ro Khanna, Silicon Valley's representative, where he helped advance technology and national security legislation. A Gates Cambridge Scholar and Council on Foreign Relations Term Member, he is currently pursuing a JD/MBA at Stanford.
View Profile
Alex Kotran co-founded aiEDU to bring AI literacy and workforce readiness to K-12 schools, with a focus on under-resourced communities. He previously launched the social impact arm of H5, held communications roles with Oracle, Airbnb, and others, and served as a federal appointee under HHS Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
View Profile
Emma Doggett Neergaard leads the development and delivery of content and services to help students build AI literacy. She oversees curriculum, programming, and the organizational systems that bring aiEDU's educational mission to life across schools nationwide.
View Profile
Kate Anthony leads aiEDU's financial strategy and oversees core internal functions across people, legal, and business operations. She ensures the organization operates efficiently and sustainably as it scales its national impact.
View Profile
Christian Pinedo leads strategic initiatives to convene stakeholders, inform systemic change, and amplify aiEDU's voice in the national AI education landscape. He builds coalitions and advances policy conversations positioning AI literacy as a core educational priority.
View Profile
Andrea Carter leads the strategy and execution of communications efforts to amplify aiEDU's position as a leader in AI readiness for K-12 education. She shapes the organization's brand narrative and external communications to reach educators, policymakers, and the broader public.
View Profile
Khushali Narechania leads student curriculum and educator professional learning strategy, designing engaging, standards-aligned experiences that make AI concepts accessible. Her work sits at the intersection of instructional design and systemic educational change.
View Profile
Ally Kupcewicz brings over a decade of experience in recruiting and people operations to lead all things talent and personnel at aiEDU. She builds and sustains a team culture aligned with the organization's values and mission.
View Profile
Lindsay Berger drives aiEDU's programmatic strategy and fosters partnerships with school districts across the country. She works to connect curriculum and professional learning resources with educators and administrators nationwide.
View Profile
Josh Westfall leads aiEDU's fundraising and development efforts, building relationships with philanthropic partners and managing the resource strategy that sustains the organization's growth and national reach.
View Profile
