About the Presenter

Rob Wessman, M.Ed., is the Education Research Fellow at Panorama and doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. After graduating with a B.A. from Brigham Young University in English teaching and Spanish, Rob taught high school English, Journalism, and Broadcast Media for seven years before obtaining his Master's Degree in Secondary Education at Utah State University. He then joined the administrative team at an urban high school in Salt Lake City where he led a school turnaround initiative for three years. He is a Data Wise Certified Coach and works with schools and districts to use data effectively.