Ari Bader-Natal

Experience

Founder, CTO 2021 - Present (almost 5 years)

Our mission is to help unlock the full potential of professionals and organizations by making the best learning accessible to everyone. We power multiplayer training where... more

Calbright College

Chief Technology Officer 2019 - 2021 (over 2 years)

I led a talented remote-first technology team that is responsible for enabling and supporting the operation of California's first online community college.

Minerva Project

Chief Learning Scientist 2012 - 2019 (over 6 years)

I joined Minerva as Employee #1, and spent 6+ years inventing, prototyping, and shipping software systems to support effective learning and teaching. (Principal Learning Architect... more

Exit

Grockit

Chief Learning Architect 2008 - 2012 (almost 4 years)

I helped develop the company's core adaptive learning and assessment algorithms, designed a learning analytics platform, and ran all R&D initiatives.

Founder

Sparkwise

Employee

Grockit, Minerva Project, Calbright College

Projects

Minerva Forum

Seminar on Steroids

Early product development, R&D · Technology enables the Minerva experience, but the education defines it. Minerva's Forum is the digital venue… · More

Studio Sketchpad

Processing on Etherpad

Creator, Etherpad, Processing · Studio Sketchpad is a website for creative coders to collaboratively author and share interactive animations and data… · More

Grockit Answers

Answers to the question that you’re about to ask

A little web application designed to un-break YouTube for learners, designed to facilitate meaningful Q&A-format discussions around specific moments in a web video.

Education

About

Achievements

* Launched technologies powering two ground-breaking new colleges (one private, one public)
* Led R&D / early product development for two venture-backed startups (10+ years)
* Authored 7 U.S. Patents issued for innovative educational technologies
* Built a novel collaborative coding website and operated it for 10+ years as a solo side project
* Earned Ph.D. in Computer Science

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Skills

Leadership Educational Technologies Higher Education Research and Development Data Analysis

Locations

Remote San Francisco Bay Area Oakland

Q&A

What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?

https://aribadernatal.com/

Ari Bader-Natal

Co-founder/CTO at @Sparkwise Previously: - CTO, Calbright College - Chief Learning Scientist, Minerva - Chief Learning Architect, Grockit - Brandeis CS PhD

Co-founder/CTO at @Sparkwise

Previously:
- CTO, Calbright College
- Chief Learning Scientist, Minerva
- Chief Learning Architect, Grockit
- Brandeis CS PhD