jacob adams

FOUNDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

jacob adams is an education leader committed to transforming schools into places of joy, belonging, and critical thinking for Black and Brown youth. He founded STEM to the Future now Inner Spark Learning Lab in 2017, which has impacted over 40,000 young people and generated insights influencing the broader education field. jacob began his career as a Teach For America corps member where he taught 1st and 2nd grade before serving as an instructional coach for three years. 

He received a B.A. from Birmingham Southern College and a master for Relay Graduate School of Education, and is an alum of fellowships including the Simons Foundation’s inaugural Science Sandbox Fellowship, 4.0 Schools, LA Leads, and the Black Equity Collective Build Fellowship.