Pamela Briskman

Pamela Briskman is the Vice President of Education at Galileo Learning where she works to develop innovators who envision and create a better world. A graduate of Stanford University with a BA in design and a BS in product design engineering, Pamela has been working at the intersection of education and design for more than 25 years. She served as a Teach for America corps member in Oakland, taught STEM at the American School of Antananarivo in Madagascar, and designed learning experiences for the National Science Foundation–funded programs, educational television, toys, and video games. She is also Chief Learning Officer and co-founder at Brainquake, an education technology company with patented game-based learning products that dramatically improve math proficiency. Pamela is a co-founder of Urban Montessori Charter School and Latitude High School in Oakland, CA—the schools her two daughters attend. Pamela gets up early in the morning to row with the East Bay Rowing Club, loves trying new recipes and getting to know new places and people.