Daniel Belenky
Co-Founder at MindPath Learning
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDaniel Belenky is a learning scientist and edtech founder with nine years of experience applying research-driven insights to design scalable educational technologies and student support systems. As Co-Founder of ZenStudy.co and advisor to multiple startups and institutions, he builds operational teams and data-informed interventions that improve retention and course outcomes at scale. Previously he led learning science and student success efforts at Pearson and Outlier.org, where he combined experimental research, dashboarding, and program design to boost persistence for tens of thousands of learners. He holds a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and has translated lab research—like work on motivation, transfer, and collaborative tutoring—into practical products such as intelligent tutoring systems and early-alert analytics. Colleagues describe him as a rare bridge between rigorous academic research and product-focused execution who not only shapes strategy but also builds the teams and tooling to prove it.
9 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Newton North High SchoolB.A; B.A. Italian Language Psychology; Literature and Culture; Cognitive Science, B.A; B.A. Italian Language Psychology; Literature and Culture; Cognitive Science at Syracuse UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cognitive Psychology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Cognitive Psychology at University of Pittsburgh
English, Italian, Russian
Github Skills (95)
tooling10
jenkins-api-plugin10
spin10
vim-plugin10
vim10
lua10
vms10
nvim10
api10
virtualization10
continuous-deployment10
libvirt10
kubernetes10
continuous-integration10
text-editor10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
danielBelenky/release
Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
Release tooling for OpenShift
Contributions:89 pushes, 10 branches in 4 months
kubernetesopenshifttooling
danielBelenky/project-infra
Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
Project infrastructure administrative tools
Contributions:3 PRs, 64 pushes, 31 branches in 1 year 6 months
devopsansibleinfrastructureansible-collectionsterraform
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