Nancy Poon Lue is the Co-founder of the Advanced Education Research & Development Fund (AERDF), a joint initiative of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to dramatically accelerate innovations in learning. She previously served as executive director at the venture capital firm Global Silicon Valley (GSV), where she oversaw the launch of their edtech accelerator and the annual ASU+GSV Summit. Before moving to Silicon Valley, Ms. Lue was a senior official in the Obama Administration where she led the US Department of Education’s strategic planning and performance management initiatives, including the development of the federal agency’s five-year strategic plan. Her prior experiences include serving as a principal at the Education Advisory Board (EAB), where she led corporate strategy and new product development for the launch of the firm’s global higher education division and as vice president of strategic planning for Edison Learning, a K-12 education management company. She has served on the boards, advisory committees and appointed commissions of more than a dozen social sector organizations that work to expand opportunities for low-income students, women and underrepresented entrepreneurs. Ms. Lue graduated with honors from Harvard College and Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has been recognized as a Presidential Leadership Scholar, a Silicon Valley Woman of Influence and a Senior Fellow with the American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley.