▁holder ▁of ▁T ED x MIT ▁with ▁Professor ▁Daniel a ▁Rus . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁T ED x ▁board ▁of ▁advis ors ▁and ▁T ED ▁ED ▁brain tr ust ▁helping ▁to ▁form ▁connections ▁between ▁T ED ▁and ▁K - 1 2 ▁education . ▁Additionally , ▁has ▁spoken ▁at ▁T ED ▁University ▁and ▁T ED ▁ED ▁and ▁T ED ▁Global , ▁he ▁nomin ates ▁and ▁supports ▁T ED ▁F ell ows , ▁individuals ▁with ▁innov ative ▁ideas ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁their ▁care ers ▁work ▁to ▁ful fill ▁their ▁research ▁or ▁performance ▁goals ▁with ▁T ED ' s ▁help . ▁ ▁Other ▁positions ▁that ▁Werner ▁has ▁held ▁include ▁direct ing ▁the ▁program ▁at ▁De ver ▁Element ary ▁School , ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁Middle ▁School ▁and ▁Gar field ▁Element ary ▁School . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Werner ▁left ▁Cit izen ▁School s ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁New ▁Vent ures ▁for ▁the ▁Camera ▁Culture ▁Group ▁at ▁the ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab ▁for ▁R ames h ▁R ask ar , ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Camera ▁Culture ▁Group ▁at ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab . ▁John ▁is ▁a ▁Man aging ▁Director ▁of ▁Link ▁Vent ures ▁and ▁Chief ▁Network ▁Officer ▁at ▁C ogo ▁L abs . ▁John ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁Board ▁Member ▁of ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁Path ▁Check ▁Inc . ▁ ▁AR ▁in ▁Action ▁and ▁Ide as ▁in ▁Action ▁Series ▁▁ ▁John ▁was ▁acknowled ged ▁by ▁For bes , ▁N PR , ▁NY U ▁and