Eileen Belastock, CETL, is the CEO of Belastock Consulting and serves as an edtech strategist who understands and promotes the critical relationship between technology and education. Throughout her career in corporate and academic settings, Eileen has encouraged and supported adult and student learners to challenge themselves to find their passions, be lifelong learners, and contributing citizens in the global environment.
As a former K12 CTO, she has championed safety and security, encouraged student agency, and supported educators in their work to provide students with equitable access to their education. Eileen is on multiple CoSN committees, including the CoSN Policy and Certification Governance Committee. In addition, for the last four years, she has been a thought leader for the CoSN Early Career CTO Academy.
Eileen is a published author, writing about educational technology, educational leadership, data privacy, and cybersecurity in publications such as EdTech Digest, Edtech K-12, eSchoolNews, and EducationNext. In addition, she serves as a national presenter, media contributor, and on advisory boards, including Tech&Learning and edWebnet. Due to her work and involvement with state and national ed-tech organizations, Eileen was the 2020 top 100 Ed-Tech Influencer and 2022 Edtech Digest Leadership Award finalist.
Contact me at eileen@belastockconsulting.org