Ed on the Edge

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Dr. Chris Howard is the executive vice president and chief operating officer of ASU. Howard works closely with President Crow and the other executive vice presidents to coordinate enterprise-wide initiatives, technology, and advancement and oversee ASU Enterprise planning and strategy.He is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and earned a doctorate in politics as a Rhodes Scholar from the University of Oxford. He also has an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School, and in 2018, received the school's Alumni Achievement Award. In 2024, he received the inaugural Leadership Achievement Award from the U.S. Air Force Academy. Howard's service to his country began as a helicopter pilot, then as an intelligence officer, where he was assigned to the elite Joint Special Operations Command. He served in Afghanistan in the Air Force Reserve and was awarded the Bronze Star. Howard concluded his career as a Reserve Military Attaché to Liberia, Africa.As a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, Howard co-edited a report entitled 'Re-Engineering American Security: Cultivating Talent for Competitiveness'. Howard unveiled the report's key findings during the 2023 Aspen Security Forum, sharing a panel with former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice.Previously, Howard served as the eighth president of Robert Morris University, a nationally ranked doctoral-granting university in suburban Pittsburgh.Before serving at RMU, Howard was President of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia.Howard also served as vice president for Leadership & Strategic Initiatives at the University of Oklahoma. Previously, he worked in General Electric's Corporate Initiatives Group and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Corporate Associates Program. Howard served on the National Security Education Board, appointed by President Barack Obama.He is a trustee on the Harvard University Board of Overseers and also serves on the Board of Directors of AvalonBay Communities. Howard is a Henry Crown Fellow at the Aspen Institute, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Young Presidents Organization, the Trilateral Commission, and Sigma Pi Phi, the oldest African-American fraternity in the United States.Howard won the Campbell Trophy, the nation’s highest academic award for a senior college football player. He also is a member of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and a former member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee.Howard is the founder and a trustee emeritus of the Impact Young Lives Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports South African youth. He is also a board member of The Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall and the Barrow Neurological Institute Foundation.His wife, Barbara Noble Howard, serves as an Arizona State University Fellow for nonprofit leadership. She also serves on several philanthropic boards and hails from South Africa. They have two adult sons, Cohen and Joshua.Bio via ASU

Jeanne Allen, founder and CEO of the Center for Education Reform, discusses her transformative journey in education advocacy. She highlights the evolution and public perception of charter schools while emphasizing the need for educational choice. Allen also shares insights on the YAS Prize, which promotes educational freedom for underserved communities. The conversation dives into the intersection of education and entrepreneurship, and the impact of innovative leaders like Linda McMahon, adding depth to the ongoing journey of education reform.

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Betsy DeVos is a leader, an innovator, a disruptor, and a champion for freedom. She is the nation’s leading advocate for education freedom for students of all ages, having served as the 11th U.S. Secretary of Education from 2017-2021. For more than three decades, she has been tireless in her pursuit of public policy reforms that get government out of the way and allow all students the freedom, flexibility, resources and support they need to choose where, when and how they learn. Her advocacy has helped create new educational choices for K-12 students in more than 25 states and the District of Columbia and expanded post-high school education options for students and adult learners alike.Betsy is also an accomplished business leader. She served as Chairman of The Windquest Group, a privately held investment and management firm based in Michigan. She is the former chair of the American Federation for Children, The Philanthropy Roundtable, and the Michigan Republican Party. Betsy is a graduate of Calvin College and is married to entrepreneur, philanthropist and community activist Dick DeVos. Together, they have four children and thirteen grandchildren.Bio via betsydevos.com

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Arne Duncan is a prominent educator and public servant who served as the U.S. Secretary of Education under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2016. Before his tenure in Washington, he was the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, where he implemented significant reforms and oversaw the opening of over 100 new schools. Currently, Duncan is the Managing Director of Chicago CRED, an organization dedicated to reducing gun violence and providing opportunities for at-risk youth in Chicago. A Harvard graduate and former professional basketball player, he has devoted his career to improving educational outcomes and advocating for vulnerable communities.

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.This conversation is from January 2024 between Michael Moe (Founder & CEO, GSV) and Chris Madden (Co-Founder, Imagine AI Live & CEO of Good Future Media) on an episode of the Imagine AI Live podcast. 

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Alan Todd is the founder of Udemy Business Leadership Academy. Alan is an education entrepreneur focused on solving organizational learning and leadership problems. As evangelist, advisor and podcast host for Udemy, he lives his life’s purpose of growing leaders, who grow organizations that change the world. Before Corp U, Alan was a pioneer in online learning, founding and leading KnowledgePlanet. The company was a key player in the online learning revolution and reached millions of learners in 150 countries. With over 30 years of experience transforming learning, Alan has served on Pennsylvania's Higher Education Commission, the Boards of Trustees at Dickinson College and Harrisburg University, and as Wharton's Entrepreneur-In-Residence, supporting innovative education startups.

Ben Nelson, Founder and CEO of Minerva University, shares his vision for redefining higher education with a focus on critical thinking and global perspectives. He discusses the flaws of traditional institutions and how Minerva’s innovative curriculum addresses them. The conversation highlights the shift in public perception towards elite schools and advocates for active, experiential learning. Nelson emphasizes interdisciplinary education and real-world skills that lead to high employment rates, envisioning a future where education adapts to modern needs.

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Jack Ford is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist, author, college professor, award-winning documentary film producer, and former trial attorney. An original anchor at the launch of Court TV, he was the co-anchor of the Weekend Today Show, a substitute anchor for Nightly News and Meet the Press, and has worked as a correspondent for Good Morning America and ESPN. He has received two Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, an American Radio and Television Award, a National Headliner Award, and the March of Dimes FDR Award. He also serves as the Vice Chairman of the National Football Foundation. A graduate of Yale University and the Fordham University School of Law, he is a Visiting Lecturer at Yale, NYU, and the University of Virginia, teaching a seminar on famous trials.

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Dave and Helen Edwards are the Co-Founders of Artificiality, a think tank dedicated to unraveling AI's impact on individuals, organizations, and society through research, publications, and events. Helen previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Meridian Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Quartz, and Transpower.Dave previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Apple, CRV, Macromedia, Morgan Stanley, and Quartz.Earlier this month, Dave and Helen published the research piece Learning in the Intimacy Economy in collaboration with Dash Media.

www.dashmedia.coEntrepreneurs. Educators. Investors. Policymakers. Hosted by GSV Founder & CEO Michael Moe, Ed on the Edge covers the "who" and the "how" of driving change in the global education landscape.Today’s episode takes a look at the 65-year career of one of the most impactful individuals in the history of American education. Bill Milliken, Founder and Vice Chairman of Communities In Schools, Inc., is one of the nation's foremost pioneers in the movement to give young people the help they need to graduate from high school and go on to rewarding lives. Mr. Milliken's activism began in 1960 when he joined Young Life, an ecumenical youth organization. He helped initiate “street academies” for young people who had dropped out of school and wanted a chance to resume their education, as well as live-in programs for substance abusers and youth in need of shelter and support. His experiences led him to search for a comprehensive approach to helping young people. This search culminated in the 1970s with the development of a model program that repositioned existing community resources into schools — the Communities In Schools network, which Mr. Milliken led as President until May 2004.Communities In Schools is the nation’s leading community-based organization helping students achieve in school and prepare for life. Currently, the organization directly serves more than 2 million students and their families each year. Mr. Milliken has served three U.S. presidents and has received numerous honors for his commitment to young people.Most recently, he was the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Award for National Service. Prior to that, he received the Visionary Ambassador’s Award from Usher’s New Look Foundation and the National Jefferson Award for Public Service, which is widely regarded as the “Nobel Prize” for outstanding community and public service.Mr. Milliken serves on the boards of Leadership Foundations and Communities In Schools of Virginia. He also serves on the Board of Selectors of the Jefferson Awards, who choose the annual Jefferson Awards winners. He is an honorary member of Path North and is the author of four books: So Long, Sweet Jesus; Tough Love; The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic!; and From the Rearview Mirror: Reflecting on Connecting the Dots. Originally published in 2007, a revised edition of The Last Dropout was recently released in November 2022. Mr. Milliken received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in 2007 from Bard College.Bio via communitiesinschools.org