Dr. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer (Padhu) is a Professor and Director at George Mason University (GMU) where he has served in multiple leadership positions including the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of the STEM Accelerator Program and Director of the Center for Outreach in Mathematics Professional Learning and Educational Technology. During the last decade, he initiated and directed a variety of research, educational and outreach programs including faculty development, post-graduate, graduate and undergraduate research, K-12 outreach, teacher professional development, and enrichment programs, to foster the interest of students and teachers in Mathematics education at all levels. He has also served on national positions including the Chair of the US National Academies Commission for Mathematics Instruction, served as the country representative for the United States at the General Assembly held at the International Congress on Mathematics Education (2024) and an elected councilor for the Mathematics and Computer Science division for the Council on Undergraduate Research. He currently serves as the Chair of the US National Academies Board on International Scientific Organizations. He also serves on multiple state-wide positions including serving as an appointed member of two different boards to the Office of the Governor including the VA STEM Advisory Board and the VA Workforce Development Board, an appointed member of the SCHEV AI-taskforce and a member of the Virginia Mathematics and Science Coalition. He helped to lead the VDoE higher education taskforce for Data Science Standards and Implementation for Virginia and was an author on the 2024 NCTM Position Statement on Teaching Data Science in High School. In April 2019, he was selected as one of the “Figures that Matter” for his contributions to Academia and Society and was awarded an honorary doctorate by Vrije Universiteit Brussels.