Adam Aberman is the CEO and Founder of The Learning Collective (TLC). Adam has over 20 years experience in education. Adam has been the lead on many of The Learning Collective’s digital learning projects. Adam has evaluated over 200 charter blended and traditional schools, and dozens of proposals for new charter schools, nationally while providing numerous trainings on adopting the Common Core. The Learning Collective’s clients include Cambridge Education, College Board, KIPP, Tiger Woods Learning Center and charter school authorizers in ten states. Previously, Adam was the Director of Global Digital Strategy for Ashoka’s Youth Venture, which helps teams of youth internationally launch socially responsible businesses and organizations. Prior to Ashoka, Adam was the Executive Director and Founder (and currently Board Member Emeritus) of www.icouldbe.org, the non-profit Internet-based career mentoring program that has served over 25,000 teens and e-mentors nationwide and in Tanzania. Before establishing icouldbe.org, Adam was a Regional Coordinator for the New York City Department of Education. Adam began his career in education as a Spanish bilingual public school teacher in Los Angeles. Adam received a B.A. from Vassar College and a Master’s in Public Policy, with an emphasis on Education, from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. A frequent speaker at conferences, Adam has also won numerous awards including Cause Marketing Silver Halo Award for Best Use of Social Media (2009) and International Computerworld Magazine Honors Finalist Award (2002). Adam and his family are based in Los Angeles.