Monique Golden

Monique Golden is the Social Science Lead for the Rapid Reskilling competition, where she oversees the judging, field testing and data collection aspects of the competition. Monique comes to XPRIZE Foundation with 15 years of experience in higher education and non-profit organizations, providing teaching, career training, and mentorship to students in elementary through postsecondary education.
Prior to joining XPRIZE, Monique was the research program officer at a start-up nonprofit delivering STEM and entrepreneurship outreach programs for youth and young adults in the Greater Hartford (CT) region. She formerly managed a 12-week workforce development initiative that leveraged technical and project-based training to guide participants to solve real-world problems using agile methodologies.