Kristen Franklin, Director of Product, Credentials,

Kristen Franklin brings over 25 years of adult education experience, ranging from informal learning spaces to undergraduate seminars on rhetoric and communication at Stanford University. At Digital Promise, she is the competency-based assessment framework expert, and directs all Digital Promise Credentialling products, including the robust Micro-credential Platform and open-source badging technology, Badge Engine. Previously, she drove publishing growth at George Lucas Educational Foundation: Edutopia to reach 20+ million readers annually as Managing Editor, and led capacity building and digital communication initiatives at numerous San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits. Kristen holds a Master's from John F. Kennedy University and Bachelors from University of California, Davis. Kristen holds several digital certifications, micro-credentials, and badges that center learner needs and experiences.