David Ross is a senior advisor to Learning Genie and Curiously, two AI-focused ed-tech startups. He is also a columnist for Getting Smart magazine. David is the former CEO of the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, a Washington-based NGO that completed its mission to develop a widely adopted framework for college and career readiness. Under David’s leadership, that framework expanded beyond the educational systems of the United States and found powerful advocates among Chinese companies, school systems, and universities, including Beijing Normal University. Previously, David served as the Senior Director for the Buck Institute for Education (now PBLWorks), where he founded the BIE National Faculty and created and directed the PBL World Conference. He was recognized in 2021 as a Global Education Fellow for the California Department of Education. You can follow him on Substack.