Live at The AI Show: Building a Smarter Skills-Based Ecosystem with AI

In this special live episode recorded live at the AI Show at ASU+GSV, Dustin and guest Tara Gilboa unpack how her work at Zal.AI is helping higher ed institutions build real-time, skills-based pathways between education and employment.

Tara breaks down what it actually takes to align curriculum with workforce needs, how AI is the secret ingredient to faster, smarter decision-making, and why we need to ditch static PDFs for dynamic, collaborative systems. Plus, she offers a sneak peek into the groundbreaking Quantum Talent Partnership—one of the most ambitious workforce alignment initiatives in the country.

Guest Name: Tara Gilboa, VP of Partnerships, Zal.ai

Guest Social: LinkedIn

Guest Bio: Tara Gilboa is the Vice President of Partnerships at Zal.ai, where she is advancing a more aligned and equitable workforce ecosystem to power the future of skills-based hiring. Prior to Zal.ai, she served as Executive Director of Colorado’s Tech Talent Partnership, an initiative of ActivateWork that convened an employer-led steering committee and an education task force to build pathways into high-growth tech careers. Tara has also served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence and mentor with the Techstars Workforce Development Accelerator for the past seven years, bringing deep insight into scaling innovation. Tara is driven by a passion for designing solutions that drive both economic mobility and human potential.

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