San Diego Chapter
Andrew Biros, Ed.D., is Senior Director of Social Innovation in the Office of the Vice President and Provost at the University of San Diego.
He directs the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge, a global venture competition that has invested more than $1 million in seed capital across 50+ universities in 30+ countries on six continents. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the USD Collection on Innovation and Impact, an official partner collection of Harvard Business Impact, where he established the licensing partnership, scaled the USD Teaching Cases on Social Impact, and integrated the Kroc Community Dialogue Role-Plays. He also leads the Social Innovation Internship, which connects students with purpose-driven organizations and has grown from 2 placements in 2023 to 27 in 2025.
Before joining USD, Andrew held national leadership roles at New Tech Network, leading executive consulting and partnership strategy for K-12 district leaders across the United States. Earlier in his career, he co-founded a college-preparatory high school in East San Jose serving first-generation students, on assignment from Silicon Schools Fund. He began his career as a Leonore Annenberg Teaching Fellow with the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, teaching social science and English in Philadelphia neighborhood high schools.
His work sits at the intersection of educational equity, coalition-building, and capital deployment. He is a frequent keynote speaker, master of ceremonies, and panelist on social innovation and higher education.
He holds an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California, an M.Sc. in Public Policy from University College London, an M.Sc. in Secondary Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania.