Jeff Branson
Former Vice President of STEAM Industry Engagement
For more than two years, through December 2025, Jeff helped TPZ continuously integrate computer science into our core program and Deep Dives. Jeff worked closely with colleagues across the organization integrating emerging technology (AI and VR/AR) into our work with students and each other, as well as contributing to our knowledge management efforts. Jeff is an engineer and creative technologist working across multiple domains in engineering and education, with deep experience in how to integrate computational thinking into curricula for students, and how to scale learning environments nationally. Jeff was a founding member of the Department of Education at SparkFun Electronics and has taught in a wide range of university, secondary education, and teacher PD settings. One of Jeff’s favorite projects is NASA Space Camp, scaled nationally, a dive into electronics, computer science, data science, and maker-practice all wrapped in a student-driven trip to the edge of space. Jeff brought together varied engineering and pedagogical perspectives in his practice and sought to address diversity and sustainability as key factors in engineering and it’s culture. When he’s not tinkering with STEAM, Jeff is always learning something new.