EdSurge
Gaia Ines Fassò is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in social technology, education, and innovation. Currently serving as a Board Trustee at the CAST Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology and as Founder and CEO of Ikigai Data, Gaia is dedicated to supporting organizations in leveraging digital tools for social good and helping individuals discover their purpose. Previous roles include Co-Founder and Experimentation Officer at Thrive at Learning and Head of the Anthemis Institute, where Gaia spearheaded initiatives in entrepreneurship and financial wellness. A background in consulting at Accenture and UnLtd complements a strong academic foundation with multiple degrees in human rights, economic development, and creative facilitation. Gaia's work emphasizes progressive education, inclusive growth, and the future of work.
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EdSurge
EdSurge is the leading site for educators, entrepreneurs and investors involved in education technology. They help educators discover the best products for their students; they inspire developers to build what educators and learners need; they help investors understand the emerging market. EdSurge is regularly cited as the most influentialbrand for education technology news and information. EdSurge hosts the most comprehensive database of edtech products, companies, and topics online in addition to more traditional daily reporting of news in the education technology ecosystem. It also runs a vibrant jobs board for entrepreneurs and educators. Alongside its online presence, EdSurge hosts the San Francisco education technology meetup, a robust nationwide series of Summits, a high-profile awards program called the Digital Innovation in Learning Awards. It is also hosts a service called Edtech Concierge, designed to support education leaders in choosing tools. The organization itself is operated as a technology-journalism hybrid, employing equal parts technologists, educators and journalists. The company's goal is to promote the smart adoption of education technology through impartial reporting on products and news, research, online community building and services, events and tools. EdSurge is a venture-backed company that has also received grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.