Ron Ottinger

A national leader and expert in STEM learning, Ron Ottinger is known for his expertise in informal and out-of-school time STEM education and in building collaborations among schools, science centers, communities and afterschool programs that increase STEM learning opportunities for young people. Ron is Executive Director of STEM Next Opportunity Fund. Under Ron’s leadership, STEM Next leads the Million Girls Moonshot, a national movement to empower one million girls with an engineering mindset. Ron served as the founding co-chair of the STEM Funders Network and the National STEM Learning Ecosystem Initiative. As the Executive Editor of STEM Ready America, he convened the leading STEM experts presenting evidence and real-world examples on how to prepare tomorrow's workforce.