Eugene So is a managing director in Lifelong Learning, an incubated practice in JFFLabs. He works to drive the vision and strategy to incubate and build solutions that create innovative connections between new models of learning and our work systems to better serve learners and workers. 

His skills and areas of expertise include: 

• Postsecondary partnerships development 
• Skills-based learning model development 
• Workforce development initiatives 
• Comparative education system analysis 
• Data systems analysis 

Before joining JFF, So served as the director of academic programs and pathways at InStride, where he led a team tasked with creating diverse workforce education solutions. He also served as the associate vice president for global solutions at Shorelight Education. 

Educational background:  

• Bachelor’s degree in history, minor in education, University of California at Irvine 
• Master’s degree in international and comparative education, Teachers College, Columbia University