Chad Ratliff is Director of Instructional Programs for Albemarle County Public Schools, which serves 13,500 students in 28 different school facilities, located over 700 square miles surrounding Charlottesville, Virginia, where he focuses on integrated curriculum, the maker approach, and entrepreneurial opportunities as part of the district’s emphasis on student-centered and experiential learning. He has represented this work at the White House on several occasions as well as other national-level events. He also serves as Project Director for the $3.4 million U.S. Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) grant. Also active in the entrepreneurial community, Ratliff has been profiled as one of the top leaders under the age of 40 in both the Blue Ridge Business Journal and C-ville Weekly; served as a StartupWeekend EDU coach and organizer, and was a facilitator for the High School of the Future Startup event at the Governor’s 2013 STEM Summit.