Melissa Moritz

Melissa Moritz serves as a Senior Advisor for the Alliance for Learning Innovation. As a leader in STEM education and workforce, Moritz also serves as a senior advisor to the STEM Next Opportunity Fund and organizations focused on expanding access to and success in high-quality STEM learning experiences. Moritz previously served as the Deputy Director for STEM at the U.S. Department of Education during the Obama Administration and she served as the inaugural Afterschool and Summer Learning Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. Previously, Moritz served as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI). She also previously served as the Vice President of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and Education Initiatives at Teach For America (TFA. Moritz graduated from MIT with a degree in biology prior to joining Teach for America and serving as a middle-school science teacher in Washington Heights, NYC. She resides in DC with her husband and two daughters.