Cathrael Kazin is managing partner of Volta Learning Group, which helps employers, educational institutions, and associations design transformative learning and credentialing models for the future of work. She served as the chief academic officer of College for America (CfA) at Southern New Hampshire University, where she designed CfA’s project-centered, competency-based learning model. At ETS, where she was executive director of the Higher Education Division, she specialized in the assessment of soft skills and workforce-relevant competencies. She holds a PhD in English from Cornell University; a JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; and an AB with highest honors in English from Smith College.