Andreas Oranje

Andreas Oranje is the Vice President of AI, data, and product engineering at RTI. He is an expert at designing and analyzing educational survey assessments; analyzing and validating game-based and virtual performance assessments; applying AI and product development techniques to a wide range of projects and fields; and driving organizational modernization and transformation. Currently, Dr. Oranje serves as the Chair of the NAEP Validity Panel. 

Before joining RTI, Dr. Oranje served as a vice president of assessment and learning technology research and development for the Education Testing Service (ETS). He was project director for the NAEP Data Analysis and Reporting contract, directed the cognitive sciences and natural language processing area, and oversaw all test development areas. He also founded the company’s AI Research Labs: an agile, user-obsessed lab of 130 UXR/D, PO, learning scientists, and AI engineers who developed innovative, research-based AI powered assessment and learning solutions. 

Additionally, Dr. Oranje served as the managing director for assessment programs at the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). He led the technical design and implementation of the NextGen Bar Exam, NCBE’s core product evolution, bringing together research-based assessment solutions, rapid evolving technology, and broad user-obsession to create an innovative, fair, and authentic assessment and related insight services. He managed product and production units, set strategy, established operational procedures and policies, and frequently presented to bar administrators, bar examiners, and state supreme court justices. 

Beyond his work, Dr. Oranje is a Dutch native speaker and holds several professional course certifications in machine learning and business development.