Jon Sotsky, Strategic Impact and Learning Director, brings over a decade of experience advancing social impact through data-driven and business-minded approaches. At the Foundation, Jon oversees impact measurement, research, learning, and the Data for Action grants portfolio.
Jon previously was the Director of Strategy & Assessment at the Knight Foundation where he guided strategy, research, and evaluation across its funding for journalism, civic innovation, and the arts. Prior to that, Jon was a consultant at Mission Measurement where he advised corporate and private funders as well as education nonprofits on program strategy and measurement. He also served as a consultant on IBM’s media practice.
Jon graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a B.S. degree in Applied Economics & Management. He serves on the boards of DataKind and Media Impact Funders. Jon enjoys traveling, improv comedy, the Giants (sometimes), and spending time with his wife and three children.
Meet our team.
Overdeck Family Foundation’s team is composed of a dedicated group of individuals who share a passion for improving the future of education in the U.S. We are teachers, parents, academics, and data analysts who are driven by the desire to find and scale innovative, cost-effective, and evidence-based programs and solutions that will improve children’s lives for generations to come.