Summary
Mari Muraki is a data consultant with 13 years of experience turning messy education datasets into actionable insights for universities, state agencies, and nationwide initiatives. Based in Palo Alto, she specializes in student-level longitudinal data, with deep domain expertise in PK-12 topics such as English Language Learner outcomes and college access programs. Mari builds and optimizes data pipelines, automations, and QA processes that power research and operational decision-making, and has led cross-functional efforts to integrate intake sources like web forms and SMS. Her background blends rigorous training in statistics and measurement (M.S., University of Pennsylvania) with hands-on implementation at Stanford, Code for America, and state education projects, and an unexpected creative counterpoint as a trained violist from Juilliard. She is known for making complex data workflows reliable and interpretable for nontechnical stakeholders, increasing adoption of best practices across teams.
13 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma – Viola, Music, Diploma – Viola, Music at The Juilliard School
B.A., Mathematics, Statistics, B.A., Mathematics, Statistics at University of Chicago
Master of Science (M.S.), Statistics, Measurement & Assessment, Master of Science (M.S.), Statistics, Measurement & Assessment at University of Pennsylvania
English, Japanese