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Katrina Stevens is the President and CEO of The Tech, where she is dedicated to creating inspiring and impactful learning experiences for young people around the world. She is the first educator and first woman to lead The Tech.
Before joining The Tech, Stevens was the Director of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, where she oversaw a $200 million portfolio of 67 grants to improve learning, especially for young people who face the most serious obstacles to success.
Stevens was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the Deputy Director and Senior Adviser in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology. There, she led the Future Ready Schools movement to help district leaders implement best practices in digital learning, oversaw education innovation clusters, rapid cycle evaluations, developer outreach, and the National Education Technology Plan.
Stevens is a magna cum laude graduate of Temple University with a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English literature and composition. Prior to her government work, she worked as an educator in various roles, including as a classroom teacher, department chair, program director, and interdisciplinary curriculum leader. She also co-founded #edtechchat, the first Twitter chat for education technology, and has consulted with education startups, foundations, and nonprofits while serving on multiple boards and advisories.
In her free time, Stevens loves hiking, baking, and writing, and is passionate about otters and "So You Think You Can Dance." She resides in San Carlos with her partner, Chip, and their Covid rescue dog, Clover.
Executive Team members
Natalie Alvanez-Taylor
VP, Engagement and Experiences
Erica Barrueto
Chief of Staff, VP of Exhibits
Doris Bell
VP, Operations
Lydia Kokolskyj-West
VP, Development
Christina Luke Luna
VP of STEM Programs
Sean Washington
Head of People, Culture, & Community
Robert Young
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Leadership
Lolita Acay
Sales and Special Events Director
Kristen Martin Lai
Sr. Director of Interactive Learning Programs
Abby Longcor
Senior Director, The Tech Challenge
Shital Patel
Director, Kenya Expansion
Dan Ruth
Senior Director, Information Technology
Jorge Sua
Director of Engineering
Krista Thomas
Senior Creative Director, Brand Marketing
Prinda Wanakule
Senior Director, Exhibits R&D
Development Team
Board of Directors
Courtney Blum
PwC
Greg Brown
Educational Consultant
Gloria Chen
Secretary
Adobe Systems, Inc.
Juan Cruz
Franklin-McKinley School District
James C. Deichen
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey (ret.)
Christopher S. DiGiorgio
Former Board Chair
Accenture (ret.)
Sabrina Farmer
GitLab
Aymeric Gisselbrecht
Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence
Shikoh Gitau
Qhala
Raquel Gonzalez
Bank of America
Bill Heil
John Heinlein, Ph.D.
Sonatus
Gerald D. Held, Ph.D.
Former Board Chair
The Held Group
Kate Hogan
Accenture
Priya Kannan, Ph.D.
Lucas College and Graduate School of Business at SJSU
Joe Kava
Google
Tina Knauss
Chair, Finance Committee
Treasurer
Knauss Consulting LLC
Randy Krenzin, CFP
Morgan Stanley
Patrick McGovern
Vice-Chair
Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
Lisa Millora
Chair, Development Committee
San Francisco Bay University
Jody Mortimore
KPMG
Omkaram (Om) Nalamasu, Ph.D.
Applied Materials
Janine Pelosi
Neat
Matthew Sapp
Board Chair
EY
Katrina Stevens
President & CEO
The Tech Interactive
Amit Walia
Informatica
Ken Washington, Ph.D.
Medtronic
Sean White, Ph.D.
Inflection AI