Levi earned a Ph.D. studying Maker culture and STEM education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He serves on the education committee for a NASA-sponsored outreach program aboard the International Space Station and on the Santa Barbara Airport Commission.

He began his media career in FM radio, cable television and broadband where he became fascinated by the potential for technology to educate, and open a window on the world. Levi produced “A Beautiful Sound,” a PBS/WSBE documentary on the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and Music School and hosted and produced “Intents & Purposes,” a weekly public affairs radio program on KCSB-FM focused on in-depth interviews with artists, researchers and scientists. He is the recipient of a Cablefax Top Op award for his executive leadership.

He is a private, instrument-rated, land and seaplane pilot serving on the Santa Barbara Airport Commission, a licensed amateur radio operator and avid photographer. He also tinkers with his 1966 Mustang to keep it running.