Jodi Anderson Jr.

Jodi Anderson Jr is the Director of Technological Innovation at Cornell ILR’s Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative, where he is responsible for spearheading the development and deployment of technology solutions that will enable justice-involved individuals to access employment and career development opportunities.

Prior to his current role, he served as a researcher at Stanford's Accelerator for Learning, where he facilitated connections between early-stage EdTech entrepreneurs and resources necessary for accelerating growth and product development aimed at serving under-resourced and marginalized learners.

In collaboration with the Stanford Criminal Justice Center, the Stanford University Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, the Stanford Arts Institute, and the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, Jodi also served as project manager for Stanford’s Imagining Justice youth diversion program throughout the Bay Area.

As an educator, he continues to teach computer programming and digital design courses in Northern California for justice-impacted and incarcerated youth. Jodi is an alumnus of Cornell University’s Prison Education Program and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, as well as a Master of Arts in Education with a focus on Policy and Educational Technology from Stanford University.