Levi is a filmmaker, explorer, ethnographer and educator focused on sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

Levi began his media career in FM radio and cable television where he became fascinated by the potential for technology to educate and open a window on the world. He developed and taught a high school STEM program while earning a Ph.D. studying Maker culture and STEM education at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

He directed and produced the PBS documentary “Pathways to Invention” – funded by The Lemelson Foundation, MIT and the University of California, Berkeley – for which he was named Best Director at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival Awards.

Levi is the recipient of a Cablefax Top Op award for his executive leadership and the co-founder of Maaia Mark Productions, an L.A.-based film and TV production company focused on amplifying the voices of innovative people doing extraordinary things.

He is a private, instrument-rated, land and seaplane pilot serving on the Santa Barbara Airport Commission, a licensed amateur radio operator and an avid photographer. He was a founding member of the ARISS-USA education committee, a NASA-sponsored outreach program aboard the International Space Station.

He enjoys tinkering with classic cars and vintage computers to keep them running.

EDUCATION:

University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph.D. / M.A. – Education

Emerson College
M.A. – Journalism

Boston University
B.A. – Film & Television