Claudia von Vacano, Ph.D., is the Founding Executive Director and Senior Research Associate at D-Lab and Digital Humanities at UC Berkeley. She also serves on the boards of the Social Science Matrix and the Berkeley Center for New Media. With over two decades of experience in policy and educational administration, she has been affiliated with the UC Office of the President and UC Berkeley since 2008. Dr. von Vacano holds a Master’s degree in Learning, Design, and Technology from Stanford University and earned her doctorate in Policy, Organizations, Measurement, and Evaluation from UC Berkeley. Her expertise lies in organizational theory, behavior, and the implementation of educational and language policies. Her scholarly work and service contributions have been recognized by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Foundation, and the Thomas J. Watson Foundation, among others.