Maria Mendiburo
Senior Program Officer - Early Stage Innovation
Greater Seattle Area United States
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Top SchoolMaria Mendiburo is a senior product and program leader with 10 years of experience building AI-powered learning products and scaling cross-functional engineering programs for K-12 and enterprise education. Currently leading early-stage innovation investments at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she has guided product strategy and interoperability efforts at Microsoft and Elevate K-12, driving measurable adoption and accessibility improvements. Her background blends doctoral-level quantitative research in education with hands-on software engineering training, enabling her to translate rigorous evidence into practical product roadmaps and research-backed prototypes. Known for launching user research programs, orchestrating global shiprooms, and founding an early edtech startup, she brings a rare mix of classroom teaching, technical product ownership, and grant-funded research leadership to the intersection of AI and learning.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Hackbright AcademyBachelor of Arts (BA) Public Policy Studies and Economics, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Public Policy Studies and Economics at Duke UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Education Policy Analysis; Quantitative Methods, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Education Policy Analysis; Quantitative Methods at Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Arts (MA) Curriculum and Teacher Education, Master of Arts (MA) Curriculum and Teacher Education at Stanford University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (10)
textbook10
snap10
science9
computer-science8
microsoft6
api3
rest2
rest-api2
microsoft-graph2
graph2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
MariaAngela24/HB-Final-Project
Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
Contributions:61 commits, 48 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
MariaAngela24/Server-Build
Oct 2016 - Mar 2017
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 months
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