Michelle Ochoa
Portfolio Director
Expertise
As a Portfolio Director, Michelle oversees the Education Lab’s cross-project work, focusing largely on communications and fundraising. Prior to working at the Education Lab, Michelle managed the Crime Lab’s evaluation of READI Chicago for five years. Michelle’s previous work experience has been in the nonprofit and corporate sectors.
Michelle holds a Master of Public Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Studies from DePaul University.
Michelle’s Projects
CURRENT
Personalized Learning Initiative
The Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI) is a moonshot to overcome pandemic learning loss and aims to bring high-dosage tutoring to students nationwide.
