In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Steven Lee, Chief Executive Officer at SkillUp Coalition. SkillUp Coalition is a non-profit that connects workers with the right tools, resources, and support to make confident career shifts and achieve high-opportunity employment. During the talk, Steven discusses his background/drivers, how SkillUp works, challenges, working with school districts, big shifts in labor markets, and shifts at the college level.
In his role at SkillUp, Steven oversees the strategy and operations of SkillUp’s programs and staff, with a focus on scaling SkillUp’s reach and impact directly with workers and through its coalition partners. To date, SkillUp has supported more than 1.3 Million workers in partnership with over 100 coalition partners.
Prior to joining SkillUp, Steven was the Managing Director, Income Security at the Robin Hood Foundation, where he oversaw $40 million in grants in the areas of impact investing, workforce development, micro-lending, financial services, and access to benefits. Prior to joining Robin Hood, Steven was an Associate Partner at Bain and Company. Prior to Bain, Steven founded ThreeToEight, an educational software company. Prior to founding ThreeToEight, Steven was a corporate lawyer at O’Melveny & Myers, an international law firm.
In this episode of AUHSD Future Talks, Superintendent Matsuda interviews Steven Lee, Chief Executive Officer at SkillUp Coalition. SkillUp Coalition is a non-profit that connects workers with the right tools, resources, and support to make confident career shifts and achieve high-opportunity employment. During the talk, Steven discusses his background/drivers, how SkillUp works, challenges, working with school districts, big shifts in labor markets, and shifts at the college level.
In his role at SkillUp, Steven oversees the strategy and operations of SkillUp’s programs and staff, with a focus on scaling SkillUp’s reach and impact directly with workers and through its coalition partners. To date, SkillUp has supported more than 1.3 Million workers in partnership with over 100 coalition partners.
Prior to joining SkillUp, Steven was the Managing Director, Income Security at the Robin Hood Foundation, where he oversaw $40 million in grants in the areas of impact investing, workforce development, micro-lending, financial services, and access to benefits. Prior to joining Robin Hood, Steven was an Associate Partner at Bain and Company. Prior to Bain, Steven founded ThreeToEight, an educational software company. Prior to founding ThreeToEight, Steven was a corporate lawyer at O’Melveny & Myers, an international law firm.