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Click here or scroll down to respond to this candidate` 1ROBERT J. TORRES, PHDLEARNING SCIENTISTINTERNATIONAL YOUTH AND EDTECH LEADEREMAIL AVAILABLE LinkedIn PHONE NUMBER AVAILABLETEDx speaker, author. Poverty, equity, and inclusion activist. Street Address + years building impactful education and training systems from ground up. Raised and granted over $750 million. Large-scale project manager. AREAS OF DEEP EXPERTISEWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGISTleadership coaching social-emotional learningnew school and instructional designRESEARCH & INNOVATION MANAGEMENTresearch and data analysis human-centered design pilot-testing and iterationHello WorldHello WorldGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTbusiness acquisition and scaling capacity-development resource managementPHILANTHROPYfund-raising grant-makingimpact-investingPROFESSIONAL SERVICETeach-The-World Foundation, Washington, DC August 2016 Present Chief Strategy Officer Developed humanitarian mission to provide youth aged 4-17 technology-enabled literacy programs. Recruited and intensely trained NGOs in Pakistan and Bangladesh working in emergency contexts. Directed internal monitoring and evaluation program; authored EGMA and EGRA assessments. Managed key UNICEF and World Bank relationships. Impact Students continue to make 2 to 2.5 greater learning than their control group. 50-150% yearly enrollment increases; Rohingya refugee NGO to serve 10,000 students. Hello WorldEkStep Foundation, Bangalore, India November 2014 January 2016 Co-Founder and Chief Learning Scientist Led R&D efforts and algorithmic requirements for meta learning technology platform, an open-source large-scale humanitarian enterprise to educate 200 million children in India. Established founding partnerships with global cadre of pioneering game-based digital technology developers, many whose R&D labs I funded/founded while at the Gates Foundation. Impact Directed design of Genie, K-12 content learning app used by millions of students and teachers.` 2The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wash., DC April 2010 November 2014 Senior Program Officer Executed $75 million Games for Learning and Assessment Investment Strategy. Created unprecedented R&D collaborative ventures between developers, data scientists, and educators. Sponsored over 2 dozen conferences to guide and influence expanding ecosystem of policymakers and donors.Impact Produced archetypal games; meta-analyses; data-mining solutions. Market growth expected to quadruple to $17B expected by 2023. Institute of Play, NYC February 2007 April 2010Co-Founder, Chief Research Officer, Lead Coach Secured $1.5 million MacArthur Foundation grant to lead conceptualize, test, and launch Quest to Learn school, the first-of-its-kind game-based grades 6-12 school. Led design and research efforts; facilitated deep collaborations between games designers. Impact Student outperform peers across NYC. Directed design of Genie, K-12 content learning app used by millions of students and teachers. Design by Design, NYC April 2002 April 2010Founder and Chief Executive Officer Created and mentored consulting group of 20 staff; managed annual $5-12 million operating budget. Impact Created 30 high-impact schools in low-income communities. 36% increase in Black male college enrollment compared to control groups. 9.4% increase in on-time 4-year high school graduation rates. Nuyorican Dream, NYC Writer and Producer 1994 2000 Produced award-winning auto-biographical HBO film on impact of poverty. Premiered at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival; Winner, Best-Picture, NYC, Los Angeles, Paris film festivals. Clearpool, Inc., NYC Director of Education 1999 2002 Designed first charter school approved by the NY State Board of Regents. Learning Project Middle School, NYC Founder and School Principal 1995 1999 With an exceptional group of teachers, conceptualized and ran an innovative project-based school. Teach For America, Bay Area & NYC Various Roles 1995 1999 Served as Bilingual Ed. Teacher, Faculty Member, and President of the National Faculty` 3EDUCATIONDual Doctoral FellowshipsSocial Science Research Council, NYCFlorida State University, TallahasseeEvaluated extent to which Quest to Learn School enabled student systems-thinking skill development. 2009 2010 Ph.D. Learning Sciences,Education TechnologyNew York University, NYC600 youth design-based study measured studentacquisition of system-thinking skills after daily 4-month- long play of game design learning game.2004 2009M.Ed. Supervision and AdministrationBank Street College of Education, NYCComplete preparatory course of study for school principals and district superintendent 1998 2000B.A. Double Major: English and SpanishLiteratureOberlin College, Oberlin, OhioAmerican and European English Lit and CriticismSpanish and LATAM Language and Literature1986 1990VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCEShambhala Meditation Center of New York 2008 2016 Attended Staffed 25+ Weekend Trainings Workshops Refuge Vows Taken AWARDSv Best Paper on Emerging Media Award. Media, Culture & Curriculum, American Education Research Association, 2010v Mitchell Leaska Dissertation Honors Research Award, New York University, 2008 v Paul Patrick Honors in Achievement Award in Literary Studies, Oberlin College, 1990 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONInternational Experience: U.S., India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malawi, Senegal, Mexico Languages: English (fluent); Spanish (fluent)Computer Skills: Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Azure, Team, SharePoint |
