Priya Ramanathan (she/her)

VP of Government and Workforce Partnerships

General Assembly 

Priya is the VP of Government and Workforce Partnerships at General Assembly, focused on developing innovative public-private partnerships that build no to low cost options to GA’s industry leading digital skills training. These partnerships create greater opportunities for diverse communities to access transformational educational pathways that result in meaningful careers in technology.

Priya has deep expertise in the public sector and workforce development, working in strategy roles for government and non-profit organizations, including at the NYC Department of Small Business Services and the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Prior to GA, Priya was the VP of Growth and Strategy at Per Scholas, a national organization that has been advancing economic mobility for over 25 years, preparing individuals traditionally underrepresented in technology for high-growth careers in the industry. Priya managed national development and planning projects focused on organizational scale and impacts, including expanding its operations from eight to 17 campuses and project managing investment initiatives that will allow Per Scholas to grow to 25 campuses and 10,000 learners trained nationally by 2025. Priya received her BA at the George Washington University and her Master of Science in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University.

Dr. Jeffrey A. Matteson (he, him, his)

District Superintendent and CEO

Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga BOCES 

Dr. Matteson has been an educator for thirty-two (32) years as a teacher, assistant principal, principal and superintendent in Vermont and New York State. Since 2013 he has served as District Superintendent of the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Supervisory District in Ithaca, NY. His role includes CEO of the Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Services (BOCES) and he reports directly to the New York State Commissioner of Education as her representative to the field. 

On the state level, Dr. Matteson served as the Chair of the District Superintendents of the BOCES of NY. In addition, he was appointed by the Board of Regents to the Blue-Ribbon Commission on Graduation Measures and represented his colleagues on the TeachNY Roundtable, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Think Tank, the National Board Certification Work Group and the Computer Science Standards review committee.

In Tompkins County, Dr. Matteson serves on the Board of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, the Workforce Development Board, and the Ithaca Area Economic Development Board. At the Chamber, Dr. Matteson is the immediate past Board Chair and currently Chairs the Chamber’s CEO Roundtable. On the Workforce Development Board, Dr. Matteson serves on the Executive Committee and Chairs the Individuals with Disabilities Subcommittee.

David Ma (he, him, his)

CEO

Hope Street Group

David Ma is the new incoming CEO for Hope Street Group. He joined the organization as of 6 months ago.

Prior to Hope Street Group he was formerly the Head of Product for Jobs on Facebook, a job search tool that focuses on helping lower income workers get jobs, and has been working at the intersection of technology and business for over a decade.