Senior Designer | Reinvention Lab @ Teach For America
Mike Yates is a designer, educator, and innovator shaping the future of learning at Teach For America’s Reinvention Lab. As Senior Designer, he leads the organization’s work at the intersection of AI and education—running hackathons, designing immersive workshops, and helping teams reimagine what teaching and learning can look like in a new era.
Mike’s mission is simple: to help schools evolve as fast as the world around them. His work blends creativity, technology, and human insight to move education toward a more connected, forward-thinking future.
He’s not waiting for change to happen. He’s designing it.