Chris Spetzler, Executive Director of Decision Education Foundation (DEF), is passionate about bringing Decision Skills to students and helping educators leverage Decision Science. In 2019, Chris supported Junction City HS in successfully launching a 9th Grade Success class for all incoming students built around Decision Skills. Chris developed StrongStart, a summer bridge program proven effective at small rural and large urban districts (Fern Ridge, 4J, Bethel, Springfield, Portland, Junction City). In addition to developing and delivering Decision Skills programs, Chris supports schools in evaluating the benefits of decision education. Chris lead courses in Decision Quality for educators through Stanford Center for Professional Development and continues to work with students through Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies. Chris has worked with diverse schools and student groups internationally, and his online courses through NovoEd reached tens of thousands. Prior to DEF, Chris applied decision analytic principles to developing life-saving drugs with Pharsight and Johnson & Johnson and completed his Masters in Education at Stanford and an MBA at Thunderbird.