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Bill Marshall

Met: Not yet met in person Identified by: Jessica Jones during DC breakfast Role(s): New Director overseeing First Step Act implementation Last interaction: None yet - identified as key contact

Contact Information​

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  • Phone: [Update if available]

Professional Background​

  • Recently appointed as Director overseeing First Step Act implementation
  • Described as "hitting the ground running" since appointment
  • Taking innovative approaches to implementation challenges
  • Has brought in SpaceX to help recalculate "good time credits"
  • Was scheduled to meet with Jessica Jones on May 14, 2025, at 2:00 PM

Strategic Value​

  • Key decision-maker for First Step Act implementation
  • Open to technological solutions for implementation challenges
  • Could provide access to federal prison education system
  • Potential partner for Alpha's educational technology in prison settings
  • Already working with technology companies (SpaceX mentioned)

Current Initiatives​

As described by Jessica Jones:

"Bill Marshall is in... the new director. We just went to a scoring in like a week and a half ago, so he's hitting the ground running. He's doing things like he's brought in SpaceX to recalculate everybody's good time credits."

Additional efforts mentioned:

  • Working on implementation of risk and needs assessment systems
  • Exploring technology solutions for tracking educational progress
  • Looking at pathways from prison to home confinement

Potential Collaboration Areas​

  • Custom tablet-based education for incarcerated individuals
  • AI-driven personalized learning for prison education
  • Technology solutions for tracking "good time credits"
  • Digital systems for educational progress monitoring
  • Secure platforms for educational content delivery

Connection Status​

Jessica Jones has a scheduled meeting with him:

"Right now, Bill Marshall is in. In fact, we have a meeting with him at 2 o'clock today."

Approach Strategy​

  • Connect through Jessica Jones who already has a meeting scheduled
  • Lead with concrete technology solutions to known implementation challenges
  • Emphasize Alpha's ability to create custom secure tablets
  • Focus on compressed learning timeframes for more efficient skill acquisition
  • Present capabilities for rapid implementation

Notes​

Bill Marshall represents a significant potential partner for applying Alpha's educational technology in the criminal justice system. His recent appointment and innovative approach (involving SpaceX for technical calculations) suggests he may be open to technology-driven solutions for implementation challenges.

Jessica Jones's scheduled meeting with him on May 14 (the same day as the breakfast discussion) provides a near-term opportunity to introduce Alpha's capabilities through her as an intermediary. Given Gary's offer to help with engineering resources, there appears to be a clear pathway to establish this connection.

The First Step Act implementation challenges—particularly regarding educational access, tracking, and security—align well with Alpha's technology capabilities. Bill Marshall's willingness to engage SpaceX suggests he's open to non-traditional partners for solving implementation problems, which could position Alpha favorably as an education technology provider.

This potential relationship should be cultivated through Jessica Jones initially, with a focus on concrete solutions to the specific implementation challenges she identified during the breakfast discussion.