MetaMetrics Appoints Nadja Young as Chief Brand Officer to Support Global Growth

MetaMetrics has appointed Nadja Young as its first Chief Brand Officer, effective December 2025, announced in a press release. Young will join CEO Chris Minnich, who took the role in October, to guide the company's next phase of global expansion and innovation in educational measurement.

As Chief Brand Officer, Young will oversee marketing, communications, and government affairs, focusing on increasing brand awareness and strengthening partnerships with policymakers and education agencies. She will work to advance universal measures for reading and math, supporting MetaMetrics' Lexile and Quantile frameworks used across schools and education systems.

Before joining MetaMetrics, Young led the U.S. Education Practice at SAS, where she managed AI and analytics initiatives for government and education clients. Her two decades of experience span teaching, curriculum development, and policy advising. She also served on the 2025 NAEP Mathematics Framework visioning panel and sits on the board of the National Math + Science Initiative.

This appointment follows MetaMetrics' efforts to extend its frameworks into areas such as career readiness, AI-enabled learning insights, and global education standards, reinforcing its position as a leader in literacy and numeracy measurement.