About me
Joel Lathrop is PowerSchool’s Education Strategy Director.
For over 25 years Joel has held roles with Microsoft US Education, AWS US Education, NuSoft EDU Solution Integrations where he has advised and consulted school districts, colleges and State Departments of Education throughout the US. Joel's roles have included: US Education Systems Integration Director, US Education Practice Lead, US EDU Analytics / Enterprise Specialist, US K-12 Strategic Alliance Manager, US K-12 Industry Market Manager and Microsoft Executive Representative in US State Senate and House Education Committees where he provided company insights, data and expertise that supported the organizations position and interests for state and national educational priorities.
Joel's technical certifications include AWS Cloud Architecture and Microsoft Cloud Architecture. His EdTech skills include cloud transformation and modernization, compliance, LaaS, SaaS, PaaS, DaaS, data analytics, SLDS, P20W, e-learning, LMS, virtualization, content management, assistive technology, responsible and ethical AI, adaptive learning, STEM and technical alliances.
Joel’s education industry alliances include: CoSN-Consortium for School Networking, 1EdTech-One Education Technology, CCSSO-Council of Chief State School Officers, CGCS-Council Great City Schools, Ed-Fi, ISTE-International Society for Technology in Education, Digital Promise, US Education Department, NEA-National Education Association, CEDS-Common Education Data Standards and Code.org.