Orville Jackson (OJ) is an education leader with a wide-range of experience managing diverse teams and complex projects to advance equity in education, nonprofit, and philanthropic settings. OJ joined the Gates Foundation in 2023 after 5 years as Vice President, Data Strategy at Greatschools. As a Senior Program Officer on the Data team he leads the foundation's efforts to support intermediary organizations in using postsecondary outcomes data to address disparities and improve outcomes for Black and Latino students and students from low-income backgrounds. A recovering academic, he has been using his leadership, strategy, research, and analytic skills in the education sector for over 15 years. OJ is a first-generation college graduate and earned his A.A. from Cypress College, a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He likes reading, watching Sci-Fi/Fantasy, and anything to do with water. He lives in Berkeley, California with his partner, 2 children, and a Goldendoodle.