WHAT I READ: Airplanes, energy economics, books where nothing happens.

Alex has designed systems to generate thoughtful data for 15+ years, from startups trying to understand the nature of what they’ve built to a major corporation trying to quickly make critical revenue and security decisions at massive scale.

The tension between privacy and the value of data in this work led Alex to found the Common Data Project in 2007 and publish our moral and practical argument for public access to private data.

Since 2011 he has worked closely with teachers and instructional leaders to help give teachers back time to focus on understanding their students’ misunderstandings, their students’ questions and their student-selves.

SGM LLC :::: Common Data Project :::: Microsoft :::: Epinions :::: B.A. in Political Science from Yale Unversity :::: 

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WHAT I READ: Muppets, in-depth sports analysis, tree spade manuals.

Tony brings 10+ years of engineering experience to Ponder. As lead engineer, he coordinates everything from building new features to making sure the site doesn’t fall down.

Edan is an entrepreneur, with 14+ years of experience in Software Development in various industries (networking security, Web, 3D CAD / CAM and computational geometry, machine learning). Edan currently runs Hipposys, a Data Engineering / Big Data / Scientific Python consultancy, and consult on digital business strategy.

Edan previously founded and was the CEO of Purple Bit, a Python Consultancy, which was acquired by Autodesk in 2014. At Autodesk, Edan led the software team in the Applied Research Group, which focused on computational design, computer vision and 3d printing, and was the Product Manager for a browser-based 3D CAD software.

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Nun has a mixed work experience including 5+ years of consumer research & marketing consulting, and 5+ years of creative production.

At Ponder, she splits her time between managing the Enterprise Data Warehouse, and designing plus creating creative materials for Ponder Paper.

She works closely with teachers, school operations teams, and the central school network.

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Alon is an experienced Web Developer with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. A strong engineering professional skilled in Object Oriented Design, Web Applications, Python, Linux, and SQL.

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Dr. Tetu developed and improved systems for creating and distributing high-quality curriculum and assessment to network of 42 elementary and middle schools across New York, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Dr. Tetu managed communications and pathways for feedback between school and network leaders. And planned plus executed projects involving hundreds of stakeholders to support improved student outcomes.

PhD in Teacher Education from the University of Colorado

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Emily is a research-driven graphic and interaction designer who uses design and technology to shape content and tell stories. She strives to translate complex processes and phenomena into understandable visualizations that take the form of websites, data visualizations and interactive exhibit experiences. Her most recent work communicates the scientific concepts and economic issues regarding the life-cycle of electronics. 

Previously, Emily has worked as a graphic designer for various organizations such as Bruce Mau Design, Hyperakt, San Diego Museum of Us, and GOOD Media. She holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and an MPS from NYU ITP.

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WHAT I READ: Pop-math, "The Economy", psycho-babble.

Mimi has been designing collaboration systems for a decade, first for the workplace and now for the classroom. Throughout that time she’s been pursuing answers to the same questions: How can design influence social interplay and group dynamics? How do you "engineer" an environment to enable a group of individuals to achieve more than the sum of its individual members? How do you provide structure and goals while also nurturing the individuality that drives achievement in the first place?

Over the past year, these questions have taken on new-found urgency and relevance in education. Mimi shares that it’s been an exciting process applying lessons learned from enabling workplace collaboration to today's classroom.

Faculty, NYU-Tisch-ITP :::: Open Source Applications Foundation :::: B.A. in Music from Yale University 

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WHAT I READ: Disruptive artists, 3D printing, popovers.

Geoff was the first professor to use Ponder in his classroom. Over the past year, he's provided invaluable feedback about his usage while evangelizing Ponder to colleagues and administrators. He is an assistant professor of management in the College of Business at San Francisco State University and a member of the Sustainability Group within the College of Business where he teaches Business & Society, Strategic Management, and Social Entrepreneurship.

Geoff's research examines resource mobilization and venture development in the technology and social entrepreneurship sector. He earned his Ph.D. in Business from the University of Washington in Seattle with an emphasis in technology entrepreneurship, strategic management, and public affairs. He is on the board of our sister organization the Common Data Project, a 501(c)(3) social venture committed to democratizing access to data.

SFSU (Asst. Prof.) :::: PhD in Entrepreneurship from University of Washington :::: M.S.E.E. from Stanford University :::: B.S. Georgia Tech :

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Egor is an experienced Data Engineer with a background in DataOps and adept at working with various languages and technologies. Passionate about leveraging data to drive insights and optimize processes. Proven track record in building robust data pipelines and implementing efficient data solutions.

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Gaby is an accomplished Product Manager with a history of project management and data analysis in the education and technology space.

At Ponder, Gaby blends both product/project management with technical knowledge to deliver innovative and high impact solutions. This includes, on-hands support to school-based staff using Ponder Paper for student work analysis. Or, strategic consulting with data teams on their data warehouse needs.

As a native New Yorker, Gaby loves to try new restaurants with her husband and take her dog on local adventures.

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Chana is a Fullstack Developer who came into the field looking to solve real-world problems. Chana finds joy in coding up solutions that make life a little easier for everyone, and in the satisfaction of finding the source of bugs.

When not tangled up in lines of code, Chana enjoys working on all sorts of artwork, and dancing.

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