Dr. Dave Kung has worked in the intersection of mathematics and equity his entire career. He currently serves as the Executive Director of Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics (TPSE-Math). Prior to that, he served as the Director of Policy at the UT Dana Center, leading the Launch Years Initiative that works with state teams to modernize math options for students across the high school / higher ed transition. He has directed MAA Project NExT, served as a professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, authored a variety of articles and books, produced two Great Courses lecture series, and won the MAA’s highest award in college math teaching. He holds a doctorate in harmonic analysis and resides in the DC, coaching local high school teachers, as well as playing violin and running–never simultaneously.