Stepan Mekhitarian
Stepan Mekhitarian currently serves as the Western Regional Manager for Intuit for Education. With a background in business-economics and 17 years in education at school sites and in district leadership roles, Stepan is deeply passionate about the importance of financial literacy to help students achieve success. Previously, Stepan served as the Director of Innovation, Instruction, Assessment and Accountability at Glendale Unified School District and held positions as Secondary Math Coordinator and Coordinator of Data and Blended Learning at Los Angeles Unified School District. He started his career in education as a high school math teacher and school administrator at Green Dot Public Schools. He has collaborated on designing and leading professional development for the California Department of Education and has authored books on using instructional technology and actionable data to drive personalized learning and innovation. Stepan holds master’s and doctorate degrees from UCLA, Harvard and Loyola Marymount University and is motivated by the approach “your success is my success” - that the work isn’t done until all students succeed.