Summary
Daniel Jarratt is a strategic leader and technologist with a decade of experience designing and funding large-scale AI and social science research infrastructure for education and public-sector impact. Currently Vice President of Strategic Philanthropy and Innovation at Education Analytics, he combines hands-on engineering roots with executive grant management, having overseen multimillion-dollar programs and built interoperable research platforms. He has a track record of turning enterprise software and cloud systems into national research assets—from founding a cloud-based research-as-a-service to scaling machine-learned early warning systems to cover millions of students. Known for bridging funders, research teams, and government stakeholders, he advises on AI ethics, student data privacy, and cost negotiations for cutting-edge models. Daniel’s unusual blend of product, academic, and philanthropic experience includes program leadership at Schmidt Futures and technical innovation roles that created new organizational models for rapid-cycle learning science. Based in San Diego, he brings both technical depth (MS in Computer Science) and an aptitude for creating sustainable, legally robust research partnerships that others underestimate at first glance.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Minnesota
German Studies, German Studies at Reutlingen University
Grafton High School
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Radio and Television, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Radio and Television at Valparaiso University