Joel Hames is an experienced education and product leader with more than 30 years in the education sector and 15 years leading cross-functional product organizations at EdTech companies including Subject, Paper, Schoology, and PowerSchool. He has overseen product management, engineering, design, data, and content teams, bringing confident leadership grounded in deep in-market experience, strong customer empathy, and a disciplined focus on growth. Joel’s product philosophy is shaped by his earlier career as a district instructional technology director, fueling his commitment to building impactful solutions that meaningfully serve students, educators, and communities.