Erik Burmeister is the assistant superintendent of the Menlo Park City School District, having recently served as principal of the district's Hillview Middle School, a model 21st Century School and 2015 California Gold Ribbon School. In partnership with the Stanford d.School, Erik has become an expert in applying design to solving a variety of education challenges. Erik was named Middle Grades Principal of the Year for the Association of California School Administrators and one of the three finalists for the NASSP National Middle Grades Principal in 2014 and was selected as the 2012 Multiplier of the Year in Education by the Wiseman Group.