John Bielinski

John Bielinski has over 25 years of experience in various research and development roles. John is currently serving as the Sr Director of Research and Development at Renaissance Learning since June 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Sr. Director of Research and Development at Illuminate Education, Inc. from July 2019 to June 2022, and as the Sr. Director of Research and Development at FastBridge Learning from October 2018 to July 2019. Before that, they held the position of Director, Research & Development at Pearson from September 2013 to October 2018. Their earlier roles include Senior Research Director at Pearson, Clinical Assessments from November 2011 to September 2013, and Research Associate at National Center on Educational Outcomes from 1995 to 2002. John also has experience working as an independent consultant at Bielinski Consulting from 2009 to 2012.

John Bielinski earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota, where they studied from 1993 to 1999. Prior to that, they obtained a B.A. in Psychology from the University of St. Thomas, where they attended from 1984 to 1989.