Michael Feder, Ph.D., is a Program Director in the Center for STEM Education and Workforce, managing the STEMM Opportunity Alliance and the S-STEM Resource and Evaluation Center. Dr. Feder brings over 20 years of experience in STEM education policy, research, and practice to AAAS. 

Michael's previous experience includes managing Battelle’s STEMx network – a consortium of 21 statewide STEM education organizations – where he provided strategic opportunities for the network to address grand challenges in STEM though shared solutions and collaborative initiatives. Dr. Feder also served as a policy analyst at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, providing the President and senior leaders with STEM education policy guidance and leading the development of the 5-Year strategic plan for federal STEM education programs. During his career, Dr. Feder also provided guidance to the federal government, state decision makers, and STEM education stakeholders as a Senior Program Officer for the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. He also has experience in program evaluation and has been published widely on STEM education. 

He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in developmental psychology at George Mason University and earned his B.A. from Pennsylvania State University.