The Burning Glass Institute
Elizabeth Tan Levy currently serves as the Managing Director of the Scaled Impact Laboratory at The Burning Glass Institute, alongside roles as an Advisor and Mentor at Hustle Fund and the Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking at Yale, respectively. As an Investor at Hustle Fund and a Board Member at Edith B Jackson Child Care Program Inc, Elizabeth demonstrates a commitment to both financial investment and community service. Previous positions include Chief Company Officer at Lightcast and Vice President of Product Management at Burning Glass Technologies, complemented by significant roles at RELX Group and McGraw-Hill. Elizabeth holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University, with foundational experience gained as a Management Associate in the Singapore Government.
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The Burning Glass Institute
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Situated at the intersection of learning and work, the Burning Glass Institute advances data-driven research and practice on the future of work and of workers. We work with educators, employers, and policymakers to develop solutions that build mobility, opportunity, and equity through skills. Today’s job market is being reshaped by unprecedented dynamism, with significant implication for our society. 30% of the average job’s skills have been replaced over the past decade, challenging higher education to keep up and threatening industry with the prospect of major talent disruption. How can companies and communities ensure that the workforce they have can be the workforce they need for the future? In this context, the Burning Glass Institute’s work is increasingly urgent. Industry suffers severe talent shortages even as workers remain stuck on a treadmill of low-wage employment. Companies struggle to attract diverse workers even as talent pools go underleveraged. Colleges and universities often fail to align their programs with labor market demand, leading to disappointing outcomes for graduates and poor returns on education and training investments for students and the public alike. Meanwhile, the sizeable opportunity and yawning need to support workers in acquiring new skills throughout their careers go unaddressed amidst declining higher education enrollments. The impact of these problems extends beyond individual employers or institutions. The inability to predict and build pipelines for future talent needs challenges the competitiveness of regions, sectors, and nations. Through our expertise in mining new datasets for actionable insight, the Burning Glass Institute’s research draws attention to pressing problems and frames the potential for new approaches. We also work to put innovative ideas into practice. Through project-based engagement, focused working groups, and data sharing collectives, we bring forward solutions that are high-impact and replicable.