Jody Britten, Ph.D. is an educator, strategist, researcher, and systems thinker. With a career rooted in classrooms and shaped by decades of work across nonprofits, global education networks, philanthropic institutions, schools, districts, states, ministries, and research centers, she brings a unique lens to the intersection of education equity, technology, and impact.
Jody partners with education organizations, private sector groups, governments, and mission-driven organizations to drive forward strategic growth, ethical implementation of emerging technologies, and research-informed design. Known for her ability to translate complex ideas into actionable frameworks, she leads cross-sector teams in developing sustainable, human-centered education solutions. Her work spans EdTech innovation, implementation and improvement science, AI policy, digital equity, nonprofit capacity building, and the future of learning, always centered on inclusion and practical change.
Previously, Britten served as Head of Research and Innovation at a global education nonprofit, where she developed global partnerships and programming that supported 1500+ education-focused nonprofits in over 100+ countries. She spearheaded the growth of the organization’s global Community of Practice, oversaw innovation pilots in digital literacy and AI for education, and designed scalable impact accelerator programs that now reach more than 47 million learners.
She also played a leadership role in the launch of the AI-for-Education.org initiative, where she has supported ethical and inclusive AI adoption in global education. Her contributions at the initiative include partnership development, community engagement, educational content curation for training large language models (LLMs), promotion of benchmark use among educational stakeholders, marketing strategy, thought leadership, facilitating cross-stakeholder feedback loops, and internal team management. This work has positioned her as a trusted expert at the intersection of AI and education.
For over a decade, Jody led initiatives at the Metiri Group, working at the national and international level to shape digital learning strategy, research evaluation, and edtech capacity building for education systems. She has also supported organizations like Digital Promise, ISTE, New America, and others through research fellowships, advisory roles, and collaborative projects focused on AI, Digital Learning, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), teacher education, and more. Her work as a Chief Architect for the Future Ready Schools Framework and assessment system reamins used by over 3,500 U.S. Schools and Districts.
Jody began her career in K–12 education as a classroom teacher and remains committed to bringing practitioner voices into every policy, program, or technology solution she develops. Her interdisciplinary expertise allows her to serve as a trusted advisor and facilitator across sectors—from grassroots educators and community programs to global think tanks.
Britten holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction and a Master’s in Teacing and Leadership from the University of Kansas, in addition to undergraduate degrees in Elementry and Special Education. She continues to contribute to thought leadership through Medium publications, global panels, and her latest collaborative initiative, The AI and Education Studio, a platform supporting inclusive and ethical AI in education.