About Melanie Dukes
Melanie Dukes is a visionary education and technology leader dedicated to creating equitable learning opportunities through innovation. As the founder of EdVenture Lab, an independent consulting firm, she leverages her extensive experience in education technology, philanthropy, operations, and strategic leadership to drive transformative change in education.
Prior to launching EdVenture Lab, Dukes served as the Associate Program Director of K-9 Education at the Overdeck Family Foundation, where she led the organization’s K-9 grantmaking portfolio team, allocating $24M across 40+ organizations. Her career spans pivotal roles in education technology, non-profit management, and finance, including positions at 2U, Inc., Relay Graduate School of Education, KIPP NYC Public Schools, and Morgan Stanley.
Dukes’s commitment to education extends beyond her professional roles. She serves on multiple non-profit boards, including Saga Education, Throughline Learning, Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School, and PAVE Academy Charter School.
She earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, and is pursuing an M.A. in Learning Technology and Experience Design at New York University. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three girls.
Prior to launching EdVenture Lab, Dukes served as the Associate Program Director of K-9 Education at the Overdeck Family Foundation, where she led the organization’s K-9 grantmaking portfolio team, allocating $24M across 40+ organizations. Her career spans pivotal roles in education technology, non-profit management, and finance, including positions at 2U, Inc., Relay Graduate School of Education, KIPP NYC Public Schools, and Morgan Stanley.
Dukes’s commitment to education extends beyond her professional roles. She serves on multiple non-profit boards, including Saga Education, Throughline Learning, Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School, and PAVE Academy Charter School.
She earned an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering, and is pursuing an M.A. in Learning Technology and Experience Design at New York University. She currently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and three girls.
"Leading Educators' approach to creating systemic change through empowering high-quality teaching, combined with their innovative vision to leverage AI to transform instruction, deeply resonates with my work and areas of passion.”
