Andrés Henríquez is the Director of STEM Education Strategy at the Education Development Center, and a national expert in science, educational technology, and policy. He brings extensive experience in philanthropy, having served as a program officer at the National Science Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. He is deeply committed to making a difference in the lives of underserved children and most recently, led a partnership between the New York Hall of Science, public schools, and first-generation Latino families in Corona, Queens. Earlier in his career, he worked at EDC’s Center for Children and Technology, where he led a partnership between Bell Atlantic and Union City Schools that fueled a community transformation in Union City, New Jersey, and received national recognition from President Clinton.