Arty Smith has over 30 years of experience working with high school and college students and holds a Distinguished Teaching Chair at Kent Denver School, where he teaches AP Statistics and two electives in Data Science. A national leader in modernizing the math curriculum, he has presented widely on integrating data, statistics, and AI in the classroom.

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As a fellow in 50CAN’s inaugural Data Science Fellowship, Arty joins a national network advancing K–12 math and data education. He serves as an Academic Ambassador for Tableau and a spokesperson for Just Equations.

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Before retiring from coaching, he led the Sun Devils boys' soccer team to five State Championships, earned Colorado Coach of the Year eight times, and was a three-time finalist for National Coach of the Year.

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Arty is also the founder of the Gambling Awareness Initiative, a data-driven program teaching students, parents, and educators about the risks of sports gambling. His work focuses on youth gambling prevention, sports betting awareness, and interactive data-driven presentations that equip students with the knowledge to make safer decisions.