Don Wettrick

Don Wettrick is an educator, author, and innovation consultant who has worked as a middle- and high-school teacher and served as an innovation coordinator at Noblesville High School in Indiana. He is the founder and CEO of the STARTedUP Foundation, a nonprofit focused on student entrepreneurship and innovation, and has lectured internationally on education, collaboration, and entrepreneurial learning. Wettrick holds degrees in public relations and secondary education and has received Microsoft Innovative Educator recognition.

He is the author of Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level (2014), a book about collaboration, student-led learning, and innovation in schools.