Marlon Lindsay

Marlon Lindsay is the Founder and CEO of 21stCenturyEd, an organization pioneering STEM literacy as the third core literacy alongside reading and mathematics. Through 21stCenturyEd, Lindsay partners with school districts, state systems, and national education organizations to embed comprehensive STEM education in core instruction, intervention, and enrichment preparing every student to thrive in a world shaped by the convergence of artificial intelligence, automation, and robotics.

Lindsay serves as Vice Chair of the Mountainland Technical College (MTECH) Board of Trustees, where he represents Information Technology. He was appointed to the board by the Governor of Utah. He also serves on the Utah Valley University Education Committee.

Under Lindsay’s leadership, 21stCenturyEd has developed a suite of proprietary frameworks that guide districts from assessment through full implementation: the Comprehensive STEM Education System (CSTEMES™), the STEM Integration Continuum™, the 4Cs + 2Ps™ formula (Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration + Problem-Finding, Problem-Solving), STEMbedding™, and the FaciliMentor™ educator development model. The company’s AI-powered learning platform, Pdgogy.ai™, enables schools to personalize curriculum and connect students with career pathways aligned to their strengths and interests.

21stCenturyEd’s clients span school systems across the United States. Internationally, the company has partnered with the Jamaican and Saint Lucian Ministries of Education. 21stCenturyEd through its work with the Ministry of Education and Jamaica STEM For Growth Foundation, was instrumental in Jamaica’s Prime Minister, the Most Honorable Andrew Holness, declaring Jamaica a “STEM Island” in April 2024, with the vision of making the nation as renowned for STEM as it is for reggae music. Lindsay is the co-author and editor of the bestselling series STEM Century: It Takes a Village to Raise a 21st Century Graduate book series, which has produced eight editions in partnership with the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NABSE), the Association of Educational Service Agencies (AESA), Utah STEM Action Center and various school districts. The series features contributions from more than two hundred educators, superintendents, and researchers. He is also the author of Reminder to Self: The Eight Life Principles for Living From Your Truest Self. His forthcoming book, STEM Literacy: The Third Core Literacy—The Fight to Remain Human in the Age of AI, presents the definitive case for STEM literacy as an essential competency for the modern world.

Born in Seven Miles, Bull Bay, Jamaica, Lindsay emigrated to the United States at age thirteen, growing up in Connecticut. He holds bachelor’s degrees in Communication Science and Psychology and a master’s degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut. He also earned a Master of Business Creation (MBC) from the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. He has pursued additional training in leadership, financial management, and business development at the Wharton School of Business, Columbia Business School, and Brown University.

Before founding 21stCenturyEd in 2016, Lindsay built a career in technology and education technology sales, a discipline he credits with teaching him to listen before prescribing, match solutions to real needs, and translate complex ideas into language that moves people to action. He is the husband of Amanda and father of six children and resides in Utah.