Founder Dr. Angela Jackson
Dr. Angela Jackson is widely acclaimed for her transformative contributions to education, workforce development, and social entrepreneurship. As a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, she specializes in driving innovation in these fields. Her unwavering commitment to fostering equity and opportunity propels systemic change, opening pathways to economic mobility and empowering communities.
Founder Jamai Blivin
Jamai Blivin is the CEO and Founder of Innovate+Educate, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the gap between education and employment through data-driven, competency-based hiring practices. Innovate+Educate has pioneered projects that transform how employers identify, recruit, and develop talent. She has produced and hosted dozens of national conferences focused on competency-based hiring models emphasizing skills and abilities.
The Win-Win SH/FT conference builds on more than a decade of collaboration and progress between the Future Forward Institute and Innovate+Educate.
Innovate+Educate hosted the Close It Summit for 12 years (ending in 2022), a premier event driving the shift to skills-based hiring nationwide.
Sherrell Dorsey
Jobs For The Future
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Head of Global Talent and Development for Ameriprise
Jess Hinkle
Strada Education Foundation
Taylor McLemore
Human Potential Summit
Debbie Wasden
Burning Glass Institute