Meet the Speaker: Kristen DiCerbo

Kristen DiCerbo, Ph.D. is the chief learning officer at Khan Academy. In this role, she is responsible for driving and communicating the learning strategy for Khan Academy’s programs, content, and product to realize deep engagement and better learning outcomes. She leads the design, content, product management, and research teams, ensuring pedagogical coherence and a research-informed design across Khan Academy’s offerings.

Prior to coming to Khan Academy, Dr. DiCerbo was the vice-president of learning research and design at Pearson. Throughout her career she has focused on conducting and embedding learning science research into digital learning experiences, including work with the Cisco Networking Academy. She also served as a school psychologist in an Arizona school district.

Dr. DiCerbo has a B.A. in psychology and sociology from Hamilton College and an M.Ed. and Ph.D. in educational psychology from Arizona State University.