Edward (Ed) Metz is a developmental psychologist, education researcher, and program director. Since 2004, Ed has worked as a research scientist at the US Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences, where he directs programs that seed fund the R&D and evaluation of innovative and commercially viable forms of education technology, including dozens of learning games. Ed leads the "ED Games Expo," an annual event since 2013 that convenes 30+ other Federal programs that support innovation in edtech and showcases more than 150 learning games and technologies. The 8th Annual ED Games Expo is scheduled to occur in March, 2020.