Steve Wallis is the Executive Director of the Da Vinci Institute, a co-founder of Da Vinci Schools, and was the principal of Da Vinci Science High School from 2010-2022. His current work focuses on supporting school leaders, building connections between teachers and professionals in the community, and facilitating connectedness across the Da Vinci Schools and the local community. Steve is credentialed in physics, biology and chemistry. He earned a B.S. in Psychobiology in 1998, an M.Ed. in 1999, an MBA in 2021 and an Ed.D. in 2023. His doctoral research focuses on the factors that support innovation in the classroom.