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John Diamond
Director
Knowledge Management and Institutional Learning

Diamond is MDRC’s Director of Knowledge Management and Institutional Learning. He is responsible for developing and maintaining organization-wide systems and practices to capture, curate, and share knowledge. He also leads MDRC’s AI transformation initiatives—helping staff adopt AI tools while developing the governance, guidance, and safeguards needed for the responsible use of AI. Diamond also serves as the chair of MDRC’s Data Security Team, where he oversees cross-functional efforts to strengthen information security practices, manage risk, and respond to data incidents.

Through these roles, Diamond strengthens MDRC’s ability to build and apply knowledge. He creates shared standards and resources that facilitate collaboration across teams and departments, and he helps staff apply emerging AI capabilities in ways that improve efficiency and quality without compromising privacy or security. His work empowers MDRC to scale what it learns—transforming teams’ experience into accessible, dependable knowledge for the organization.

Before joining MDRC in 2012, Diamond was a consultant in securities class-action litigation. Diamond holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and biochemistry from Swarthmore College.

Products

Brief

Impacts of the Texas Transfer Grant Pilot Program on Community College Student Transfer

Brief

Interim Impacts of the Texas Transfer Grant Pilot Program on Student Transfer

Report

A Study of a Transition Program Serving Students with Low Math Skills at a Community College

Brief

New Approaches to Serving the Lowest-Skilled Students at Community Colleges in Texas and Beyond

Brief

Early Findings from a Study of the Dana Center Mathematics Pathways

Report

Interim Findings from an Evaluation of a Computer-Assisted, Modular Approach to Developmental Math

Brief

Early Lessons from Completion by Design

Testimony

Testimony Submitted to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance

Report

Early Findings from the New Mathways Project

Report

Performance-Based Scholarships, Student Services, and Developmental Math at Hillsborough Community College

Report

Student Characteristics and Patterns of (Un)Affordability