Katrina Stevens

In her role as Director of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Katrina Stevens works on supporting the education ecosystem to increase the collection and use of evidence as well as the use of learning science to support improvements in learning success, especially for learners who have had the most challenges.

Previous to CZI, Katrina brought her experience as a teacher, administrator, and startup cofounder to her role as the Deputy Director for the Office of Educational Technology where she oversaw Future Ready, education innovation clusters, rapid cycle evaluations, and developer outreach. She also helped launch the Jefferson Education Exchange and served as the first entrepreneur-in-residence for Jobs for the Future’s new JFF Labs.

Before working at the U.S. Department of Education, Katrina served as the EdSurge Summit Director, Founding Executive Director of EdTech Maryland, and worked in the central office in Baltimore County Public Schools. Katrina also spent three years working with the Ministry of Education in Bermuda for Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Talented Youth to launch a lab school and gifted program for students from across the island. She also co-founded #edtechchat.