Douglas Levin is the Executive Director of the Washington, DC-based State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). Founded in 2001, SETDA is the principal non-profit membership association representing U.S. state and territorial educational technology leaders. Its mission is to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice. Named by Tech & Learning as one of the top 10 most influential people in ‘EdTech’ in 2011, Mr. Levin brings over two decades of national education policy and research experience to the role, gained through prominent roles in the private and non-profit sectors. He formerly worked with the National Association of State Boards of Education, the American Institutes for Research, and Cable in the Classroom, the cable industry's national education foundation.