Synesthetic EdTech leader with a portfolio of diverse experiences advancing the global credentialing ecosystem. Day job is to turn credentials into opportunities as the Director of Global Ecosystem and Innovation at Parchment, the leading credentialing platform in Higher Education globally. Night hustle is to build out the global credentialing ecosystem across education and work by contributing and leading work on technical open standards in support of technical (and human) interoperability. Simone is an O.G.s of Open Badges, the ancestor of modern recognition technologies. He currently Co-Chairs the W3C Verifiable Credentials for Education Task Force and contributes the development of open standards for Learning and Employment Records (LERs) across multiple Standards Developments Organizations.
Currently serves as the Chair of the Credential Engine CTDL Advisory Group, Strategic Advisory Council of the Groningen Declaration Network, and advisory board of the Open Recognition Alliance, Erasmus Without Paper, Steering Board of the Learning Economy Foundation and expert in the European Blockchain Service Infrastructure (use case diploma).