Ellen Levy: Making sense of the overhyped AI world

Ellen Levy, Managing Director at Silicon Valley Connecthttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenlevy/The natural convergence of technology and education has led to a breaking of education-silos.Ellen Levy discusses the evolution of ed-tech with Lev Gonick in this episode of Voices of Innovation. “You see this convergence happening where you have these top founders who are very technically savvy saying, ‘there’s a reason I also studied psychology.,’” shares Ellen. Ellen Levy is a Senior Advisor to the President at Arizona State University and Managing Director of Silicon Valley Connect, working with organizations and entrepreneurs on driving innovation while also managing an angel investment portfolio of 50+ startups; she spends her time focused on technology-led innovation across sectors including financial services, healthcare and education with a particular interest in rapidly-growing startups and on issues related to the “Future of Work.”This episode was filmed at the 2025 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego.