Brandi is a product leader with 13 years of experience in the education sector. She began her career as a special educator, and over the years, developed an interest in designing products that support students in and beyond the classroom. Brandi has led research and technical development teams to support organizations in using data to improve educational outcomes for underserved and underrepresented students.

She is currently supporting Bottom Line – a mission-driven organization focused on supporting first-generation college students to get in, graduate, and go far – as their first Technical Product Director in the Office of Technology and Data. As a first-generation college graduate who participated in a program, like Bottom Line, Brandi is dedicated to supporting others to achieve their education goals and career aspirations through the development of innovative, research-based products and tools. She has a bachelor's degree in elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa and master’s degree in education policy from the University of Pennsylvania.

She’s a cohort 5 SDP alum and served on the SDP alumni board as an at-large member.