Eva Mejia, Ed.L.D.
About Eva Mejia, Ed.L.D.
Eva Mejia, Ed.L.D., serves as the Executive Director at IDEO in the San Francisco Bay Area, a position she has held since 2022. She has an extensive background in education and leadership, having previously worked at institutions such as the Carnegie Foundation and Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Current Role at IDEO
Eva Mejia serves as the Executive Director at IDEO, a position she has held since 2022. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, she leads initiatives focused on design thinking and innovation in various sectors. Her role involves overseeing projects that aim to improve organizational practices and enhance user experiences through design methodologies.
Previous Experience at Carnegie Foundation
From 2013 to 2017, Eva Mejia worked at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as the Director of Networked Improvement Science. In this role, she contributed to the development and implementation of strategies aimed at improving educational practices through collaborative networks and data-driven approaches.
Background in Education and Consulting
Before her tenure at the Carnegie Foundation, Eva Mejia held various positions in the education sector. She worked as a Leadership Development Consultant at New Visions for Public Schools in 2012 and served as a Teaching Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education from 2012 to 2013. Additionally, she was the Chief Strategy Officer at Big Picture Learning from 2017 to 2022.
Educational Qualifications
Eva Mejia holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Sociology, both from Stanford University. She also earned an Education Leadership Doctorate (Ed.L.D.) from Harvard University Graduate School of Education, where she was a candidate from 2011 to 2014.