Ryan Imbriale has spent his leadership career in education focused on how pioneering practices can empower student learning. He is the Vice President and Head of Worldwide Education for PowerSchool and is responsible for deepening the company’s educational focus. Before joining PowerSchool he was Executive Director of Innovative Learning for the Baltimore County Public Schools. He was responsible for leading the system’s work on blended teaching and learning, student choice programming, and comprehensive educational programs designed to address a diverse student population. Ryan has been in education for nearly 30 years as a teacher, high school principal, and higher education administrator.
Ryan is a former member of the Board of Directors for ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education. In 2008, Ryan was named one of its "20 to Watch" educators by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and in 2009 was awarded the Making IT Happen award, honoring educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation. Tech & Learning magazine named Ryan one of the future leaders in its 100@30 in 2010 as part of the magazine’s 30th anniversary celebration. In 2012 he was named a Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) Emerging Leader and in 2013 the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) named him a National Digital Principal of the Year. Ryan was honored by Intel® in 2015 as an Education Visionary, an elite group of approximately 40 education leaders from all over the world who are exemplars for global education transformation.