Takeshi Oda

Tak is an educational data consultant. Having lived twenty years at the intersection of learning and technology, he has developed a deep understanding of how learning organizations function all while building a broad repertoire of technological expertise. He has come to believe the most powerful solutions are born of genuine need paired with the audacity to try something new.

Currently teaching in both higher education and the private sector, Tak has first-hand experience with some of the challenges faced by educators in an at-will world. His mission to raise the bar for instructional quality stems from his passion for improving student outcomes not only for his own students, but for learners everywhere. Tak received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley and a Master of Fine Arts in Music from Mills College.

As a practitioner of the Brazilian artform, capoeira, he studies under world-renowned capoeira masters, Mestre Acordeon and Mestra Suelli and serves on the board of the Capoeira Arts Foundation. Putting his MFA to use, he regularly teaches workshops in healthy singing technique, ear training and music theory.