Tom Vander Ark is a renowned education advocate and adviser with years of experience in various organizations. He is the CEO of Getting Smart, a learning design firm that helps education-focused organizations increase their impact. Tom is also a former superintendent at Federal Way Public Schools and a former executive director of education at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He has worked at several organizations, including Capgemini, X PRIZE Foundation, Learn Capital, and Imagination Foundation, where he held different positions as a director, president, and partner. Tom is a graduate of University of Denver - Daniels College of Business, where he studied MBA in Energy Finance, and Colorado School of Mines, where he studied BS in Mineral Engineering.