Luciano C. Oviedo
Hometown:
Northern California
Connect: LinkedIn
Luciano is excited to tackle a wicked problem around the future of learning and workforce, where he will craft and implement a strategy for leveraging AI and emerging technologies. He believes this project presents an opportunity to rethink education and learning systems to empower people and their communities to develop the skills needed to thrive in the new world of pervasive AI.
If “knowledge is power” then “learning is strength.” Luciano C. Oviedo believes learning how to learn is the next competitive advantage. On the one hand, he is a technology startup advisor, mentor and entrepreneur, including co-founding LearnHaus, a Techstars backed startup building agentic AI SaaS for education and learning. He developed his technology strategy practice at Intel Corporation where he completed a strategy residency specializing in emerging technologies.
On the other hand, he performs social innovation action research intersecting impact, strategy and emerging technologies. He contributed to the Strategic Management Society special conference at UC-Berkeley and open strategy workshops in Europe and the USA as well as visiting researcher at Oxford, Arizona State University and the Santa Fe Institute.
He earned his bachelors and masters from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is completing his doctorate at Warwick Business School (UK), specializing in technology strategy for social impact of emerging technologies.
He actively promotes STEM/STEAM by volunteering on nonprofit boards, local/national STEM competitions and professional associations such as the IEEE, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and American Indian Science & Engineering Society.
ERC Project
Project Title:
Leveraging AI and Technology for Workforce Solutions
Host Community or Region:
Arizona
Host Organization:
WESTMARC
The project addresses the urgent need for workforce development in the rapidly growing West Valley of Metro Phoenix, home to 1.8 million residents experiencing significant industrial and technological growth while businesses are struggling to meet workforce demands. By integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and technology solutions to enhance workforce capabilities and support industry growth, the ERC Fellow will work with WESTMARC’s strong coalition of government, business, education, and nonprofit organizations in the region to integrate AI/technology solutions to offset workforce shortages. By developing new training and education pathways within emerging technologies, the project creates opportunities to upskill the existing workforce into higher wage occupations, improve efficiency, and support innovation and industry growth. The ERC Fellow will engage with businesses and education providers to understand and address needs, while evaluating the current usage and potential for AI/tech applications in key industries like healthcare, aerospace, and IT, leading to a more technologically advanced and efficient workforce aligning with the region's growth trajectory and foster a "Tech Forward" region.
Interested in supporting this project or learning more? Contact the ERC program team here.
