Strategic Data Project Convening 2026

Josh has worked in data and analytics for almost 20 years. Currently, he serves as the managing director of the National Tutoring Observatory at Cornell University. Prior to his role at Cornell, he was the lead facilitator for the Data Funders Collaborative, a network of 12 funders learning and investing together in modernizing data infrastructure and encouraging community engagement in the process. He also worked in data strategy and business development for Education Analytics, a national nonprofit supporting states, districts and foundations in developing data infrastructure for decision-making, as well as the Regents Research Fund at the New York State Education Department during Race to the Top. He completed the Strategic Data Project Fellowship at Harvard's Center for Education Research Policy. His PhD is in Educational Measurement and Psychometrics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where his research focused on the intersection of measurement and equitable policy. He also has a master's from Brown University, a bachelor's from the University of Florida and is a proud alum of Indian River Community College in Ft Pierce, FL. He lives in central New York near the Finger Lakes with his partner and their scruffy terrier Jack.