About
I am on the Strategic Advisory Board for GSV Ventures, a VC fund focused on education. As part of that work I occasionally serve as an advisor and angel investor in portfolio companies like Magic School and Pace AI .
You probably know me as former Vice President of New Technologies at Turnitin, or as the former CEO of LightSide Labs, which they acquired.
I received my Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Computer Science, at the Language Technologies Institute, and have taught at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice.
I work with foundations, companies, and researchers to make better decisions about algorithmic technology - particularly when working with machine learning and AI. Past collaborators include the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the College Board.
I’m occasionally available to collaborate on research projects, especially where I can provide ML/AI expertise for social science questions with natural language data.