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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based Advisor operating in the Education space. If you think a Advisor is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Caleb Hicks
Advisor of Lambda School
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About Lambda School: Lambda School trains people to be software engineers for free in exchange for a share of future income.
Michele Burns
Center Fellow and Strategic Advisor of Stanford University
Michele Burns is the Center Fellow and Strategic Advisor at Stanford University.
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About Stanford University: Stanford University is a teaching and research university that focuses on graduate programs in law, medicine, education, and business.
Chris Neumann
Advisory Council Member of Simon Fraser University
Chris Neumann is the CEO and Cofounder of DataHero, the leading platform for visualizing data from online services. Chris was previously the first employee at Big Data pioneer Aster Data Systems, where he helped create Aster’s innovative Big Data platform. Chris holds an MS in Computer Science from Stanford University and a BS in Computing Science from Simon Fraser University.
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About Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University, Commonwealth Ventures, Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), Panache Ventures, Simon Fraser University, The Data Lab: Simon Fraser University, commonly referred to as SFU, is a public research university in Burnaby.
Joseph Donnelly
Senior Advisor to the Senior Vice President, University Advancement of Northeastern University
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About Northeastern University: Northeastern University is an experiential and research university that offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs.
Eric Pulier
Strategic Funding Advisor of Exquisite Conglomerate Communications
Eric Pulier has had a tremendous influence on the world of technology, and his articles appear in well-known publications. Nevertheless, the entrepreneur’s first job involved working part time at a convenience store while he attended high school. Pulier’s future began to look more promising after Harvard University accepted his application. He completed various technology and literature courses before graduating in 1988. Three years later, Pulier started his first company. The firm was called People Doing Things; it concentrated on educational and medical technology. He went on to found or co-found several other businesses, including MediaPlatform, U.S. Media Interactive and Akana. Another enterprise focused on virtual desktops; it was known as Desktone. His ventures have succeeded in attracting a considerable number of investors. Eric Pulier didn’t only seek financial success in a bid to improve his own life. He frequently engages in work that benefits others. Many of his charitable efforts aid young people who suffer from long-term illnesses. He established a service called Starbright World during the mid-1990s. It enables these children to safely communicate online and helps them feel less alone in their struggles. He also sits on the boards of the XPrize Foundation and a nonprofit summer camp called Painted Turtle. World-famous periodicals like Forbes and the Harvard Crimson have published Pulier’s articles. In 2006, he co-authored a book entitled “Understanding Enterprise SOA” with the help of Hugh Taylor. The 280-page paperback explains service-oriented architecture in great detail. It has earned numerous positive reviews from readers. Major retailers like Barnes & Noble offer this insightful book to their customers. Today, Eric Pulier lives in Los Angeles and has four children. He continues to work toward various commercial and charitable goals. In early 2017, vAtomic Systems became his latest startup. This firm aims to track digital products and make it easier for people to trade them in online transactions. It has the potential to have a major effect on the way companies conduct business on the internet.
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About Desktone: The Masters of Digital Demonstrations
Adam Hanft
Member of the Board of Advisors of MIT Media Lab
Adam is an advertising entrepreneur — a former agency CEO and Creative Director — who has won more than 100 advertising awards, including an EFFIE. He is a columnist and blogger for Huffington Post, Fast Company,Salon, Wired, Mashable, and Slate. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Scotts Miracle-Gro; a strategic advisor to Conduit, Israel’s largest Internet company; advisor to Luminoso and Keas — the former a text analytics company spun out of the MIT Media Lab, the latter a wellness solution utilizing game mechanics that markets to the enterprise. In 2008, he served as digital advisor to the Obama campaign. He co-authored “Dictionary of the Future.
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About : MIT Media Lab creates disruptive technologies pioneering in wearable and affective computing and tangible interfaces.
Vibha Sazawal
Board Advisor of Wonder Workshop
Vibha Sazawal is Advisor at Play-i.
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About : Wonder Workshop provides a platform that makes programming fun and accessible for children while they play.
Rudy Rigot
Advisor & Mentor of Holberton School
After years of consulting and consulting management in France for the French web agency Clever Age (working with clients like Chanel, LVMH, Orange, BNP Paribas, L’Élysée, …), Rudy was first the managing director of the Paris-based startup Steerious, before being the Developer Evangelist for prismic.io, and then a Localisation Automation Engineer for Apple. Most recently, he co-founded Holberton School, a tuition-free project-based alternative to college to train software engineers. Rigot is also known for writing numerous articles and giving numerous conference talks, in French and in English, mostly around cross-device matters, like responsive web design. He is the co-author of the French-speaking book “Projet Responsive Web Design”, published by Eyrolles (the biggest IT publisher in France). He is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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About : Holberton School is a project-based alternative to college for the next generation of software engineers.
Paarul Dudeja
Advisor of Virohan
Paarul Dudeja is a Director with Venture Lab, leading the team’s deal activity and portfolio engagement in India and Asia. Most recently, Paarul co-founded a healthcare education enterprise in India focused on addressing the need for technically skilled healthcare professionals. Previously, she was an Investment officer at the International Finance Corporation, investing in financial institutions to enable sustainable growth and address development challenges. Paarul has invested across the capital spectrum as an investment professional at Vinik Asset Management, a long/short hedge fund. She began her career as an investment banking analyst with Lehman Brothers and corporate valuation associate at S&P. Paarul has a bachelor of arts in Computational Finance and Economics from Franklin and Marshall College and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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About Accion Venture Lab, Virohan: Virohan is an EdTech company that offers advanced industry demand-driven training programs in healthcare to students across India.
Fritz Onion
Co-founder and Content Advisor of Pluralsight
Fritz is a co-founder of Pluralsight where he serves as the Editor in Chief. Fritz is the author of the book ‘Essential ASP.NET’ published by Addison Wesley, available in both C# and Visual Basic .NET editions, and ‘Essential ASP.NET 2.0’. He is a past columnist for MSDN Magazine, and and has spoken at many industry conferences including the PDC, TechEd, and VSLive!. Prior to .NET, Fritz’s work focused on Windows development with C++ and COM, and has written several courses and many articles on C++, MFC, COM, and ATL. Microsoft recognized Fritz as an MVP for over 5 years for his contributions to the ASP.NET community. Fritz lives in Southern Maine with his wife Susan and two children Zoë and Sam.
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About Onion Foundation, Pluralsight: Pluralsight is a technology learning platform for software developers, IT admins, and creative professionals.
Joanna Cotler
Advisory Board of Epic
Former SVP and Publisher at HarperCollins Children’s Books.
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About : Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Holly McGhee
Advisory Board of Epic
President and Creative Director of Pippin Properties and well-known literary agent.
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About : Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Jenni Holm
Advisory Board of Epic
Well-known children’s book author and three-time Newbery Honor recipient.
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About : Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Kate Klimo
Advisory Board of Epic
Former VP/Publisher, Random House Young Readers Group, noted children’s book author.
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About : Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Kate Klimo
Advisory Board of Epic
Former VP/Publisher, Random House Young Readers Group, noted children’s book author.
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About : Epic is an internet company that specializes in books, eBooks learning, and educational technology.
Chris Coyier
Advisor of Treehouse
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About : Treehouse is an online technology school that guides students from zero to job-ready for the tech industry in 6-12 months.
Veerle Pieters
Advisor of Treehouse
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About : Treehouse is an online technology school that guides students from zero to job-ready for the tech industry in 6-12 months.
Chris Coyier
Advisor of Treehouse
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About : Treehouse is an online technology school that guides students from zero to job-ready for the tech industry in 6-12 months.
Veerle Pieters
Advisor of Treehouse
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About : Treehouse is an online technology school that guides students from zero to job-ready for the tech industry in 6-12 months.
Brett Bilbrey
National Advisory Council Member of University of Michigan
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About Position Imaging, University of Michigan: The University of Michigan is a public research university that caters business, engineering, law, and medical courses.
Mitchell Mondry
Board Of Advisor of University of Michigan
Mitchell is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the Company’s investment activity. Mitchell serves as a member of the Board of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy and the Advisory Board of the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan. He is also a Board Member of Challenge Detroit, an organization focused on the revitalization of Detroit and a Board Member of The Jewish Fund of Metro Detroit. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Michigan Strategic Fund, appointed by Governor Jennifer Granholm. Mitchell is a former member of the Board of the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit , a past President of the Michigan Venture Capital Association and a former director of Paramount Bank. Prior to founding M Group, Mitchell held the position of Vice President of Stores and Customer Service for Highland Superstores, Inc., a publicly held, 92-store chain of consumer electronics and appliance stores. Mitchell served as CEO of Teamplayers, a personnel staffing company headquartered in Michigan and a portfolio company of M Group prior to its sale in late 1998. Mitchell is a member of the State Bar of Michigan. He received his J.D. degree and M.B.A concurrently from the University of Michigan Law and Business schools. Mitchell received a B.A. in English, with Distinction, from the University of Michigan.
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About M-Group, University of Michigan: The University of Michigan is a public research university that caters business, engineering, law, and medical courses.
Samuel Valenti
Board Of Advisor of University of Michigan
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About University of Michigan: The University of Michigan is a public research university that caters business, engineering, law, and medical courses.
Damon Campolo
Strategic Advisor of CareAcademy
Damon brings a successful track record spanning 20 years of business development and sales experience across a variety of industries; technology, Internet & Media, eCommerce and Financial Services. Damon has held senior revenue generating roles at Arc Worldwide, EarthLink, Visa USA, and most recently Art.com – where he founded their Business Development department, hired and trained a team of 10 and grew revenues over $4MM in just 2 years. Damon is responsible for new client acquisition and revenue growth at NextUser.
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About LicenseSpring, Pathstream: Online training empowering senior care professionals to deliver the highest caliber of service and improve the lives of older adults.
Tom Schryver
David J. BenDaniel Faculty Advisor, BR Ventures of Cornell University
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About Cornell University, Rev Ithaca: Cornell University is an American private Ivy League and federal land-grant research university located in Ithaca, New York.
Evelyn Lieberman
Senior Advisor and Assistant to the Secretary for External Relations of Smithsonian Institution
Evelyn S. Lieberman is senior advisor and assistant to the Secretary for external relations at the Smithsonian Institution. In this role, she advises the Secretary on Smithsonian matters, coordinates activities with the senior leadership team and oversees brand management, cross-cutting efforts and special projects. Lieberman had been the Smithsonian’s director of Communications and External Affairs since 2002. She oversaw the Institution’s internal and external communications, the Office of Government Relations, the Office of Special Events and Protocol and the Office of Visitor Services, the organization that coordinates Smithsonian volunteers. Before joining the Smithsonian, Lieberman was the first under secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, appointed by President Bill Clinton. While at the State Department, she oversaw the merger of the U.S. Information Agency and the State Department and also directed the first White House Conference on Culture and Diplomacy. From 1997 to 1999, Lieberman was the director of Voice of America, the largest international nonmilitary broadcast operation, communicating in 52 languages to 93 million people worldwide.Lieberman was a member of the White House staff from 1993 to 1997. She served as assistant to the President and deputy chief of staff, the first woman to hold that title. She also served as deputy assistant to the President and deputy press secretary for operations and as assistant to the chief of staff in the Office of the First Lady. Before serving in the White House, Lieberman was press secretary to then-Sen. Joseph Biden Jr. (D-Del.) from 1988 to 1993 and was director of communications at the Children’s Defense Fund from 1981 to 1988.Lieberman received an honorary doctor of humane letters from Buffalo State, the State University of New York, May 17, 2014.A native New Yorker, Lieberman and her husband, Edward H. Lieberman, an attorney, live in Washington, D.C.
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About Smithsonian Institution: Smithsonian Institution is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government.
Scott Russell
Member of the Advisory Board of Carnegie Mellon University
Scott Russell’s 25 year career has been in information technology, first as a senior manager of technology for some of the world’s largest financial institutions and later as an investor in technology startups. For the last 11 years Scott has been a general partner with venture capital firms: Diamondhead Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital. During his tenure as a venture capitalist, Scott has helped manage funds totaling over 2 billion dollars and invest in over 150 technology companies. In 1996, Scott co-founded Mobius Venture Capital (formerly known as SOFTBANK Technology Ventures), where he focused on software, financial services and Internet opportunities. Scott and his partners invested in and helped build many well known successful startups including: Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), E*Trade (ET), Verisign (VRSN), E-Loan (EELN), Geocities (sold to Yahoo!), Buy.com (BUYX), UTStarcom (UTSI), Supportsoft (SPRT), 1800Flowers.com (FLWS), Art Technology Group (ARTG), Postini (sold to Google), Prio (sold to InfoSpace), Zip2 (sold to Compaq). Scott has personally served as a director on the boards of over 30 companies, including the public boards of Supportsoft and Buy.com. Prior to his career in VC, Scott spent 14 years managing corporate technology for several multi-national firms: Swiss Bank, S.G. Warburg (London), Goldman Sachs (Tokyo) and J.P. Morgan (New York). As Managing Director of Information Technology, Scott was responsible for all aspects of the banks’ technology including the development of proprietary global trading systems and the acquisition of third party software and hardware products. Scott is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and London Business School. In his spare time, he enjoys cycling, tennis, skiing and traveling.
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About : Carnegie Mellon University is a global research university bringing ideas to market and creating successful startup businesses.
Mihaela Ulieru
Global Agenda Council Advisor & Consultant of The World Economic Forum
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About IMPACT, Input Output, SingularityNET, The World Economic Forum: The World Economic Forum is an international institution committed to improving the state of the world through public-private cooperation.
Rachael Worthington Walker
Advisor of Tales2Go
Rachael Worthington Walker consults on a wide variety of educational programs and multimedia projects with a special focus on children’s literacy. She has more than twenty years of experience in developing key partnerships with nonprofit organizations, corporations and public agencies to benefit at-risk children and families. She has conceptualized innovative programs, launched national campaigns, coordinated special events and developed original content for projects involving film, television, web, and print for the National Education Association, the Afterschool Alliance, Reading Is Fundamental, HarperCollins Children’s Books, PBS, Reach Out and Read, and WETA’s Learning Media initiatives (Reading Rockets, Colorin Colorado and AdLit.org).
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About : Tales2Go is a mobile audiobook service that streams thousands of titles to desktops and mobile devices.
Tom Cole
Congressional Advisory Board of The Aspen Institute
Tom Cole, a Republican from Oklahoma, was elected to Congress in 2002. He is a strong advocate for national defense, taxpayers, and small businesses. An enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, he also is a leader on issues dealing with Native Americans and tribal governments. Representative Cole serves on the House Appropriations Committee and its Defense and Interior, and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development subcommittees. He also serves on the House Budget and the House Rules committees. Widely regarded as one of the GOP’s top political strategists, Representative Cole serves as a Deputy Whip for the Republican Conference and is a member of the Republican Steering Committee. In addition, he is a member of the Congressional Advisory Board to the Aspen Institute. Representative Cole was awarded the Congressional Leadership award by the National Congress of American Indians in both 2007 and 2011, and was inducted in the Chickasaw Hall of Fame in 2004. He holds a PhD from the University of Oklahoma and was a Fulbright Fellow at the University of London.
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About : The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC.
Tina Klocke
Advisor of KiraKira3D
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About : KiraKira3D is a First 3D Modeling Mobile Application
Thomas Kriese
Advisor of Singularity University
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About : Singularity University is a benefit corporation that provides educational programs, innovative partnerships, and a startup accelerator.
Kathryn Myronuk
Advisory Board Member: Diversity & Inclusion of Singularity University
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About : Singularity University is a benefit corporation that provides educational programs, innovative partnerships, and a startup accelerator.
Libby Miller
Advisory Board of Mona Foundation
Libby Miller has worked on behalf of youth with many non-profit organizations in the Pacific Northwest for the past decade. A lifelong Seattle resident and community activist, she founded the Sasha Kolde Junior Guild at Seattle Children Hospital and co-founded Contagious Compassion. In 2011, inspired by a growing urgency to help at-risk youth, she founded Hooves with Heart, providing learning experiences for youth through interactions with horses, small farm animals and nature. The successful program seeks to help young people build confidence and life skills to help them navigate successfully in our increasingly complex world
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About : Mona Foundation exists because we want to build a better world for our children.
Kit Bigelow
Advisory Board of Mona Foundation
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About : Mona Foundation exists because we want to build a better world for our children.
David Wood
Advisory Board of Mona Foundation
David Wood is the CEO of Human Touch, originally hired to develop a turnaround and growth strategy for this 35-year old health and wellness company. An innovative and driven business professional, he managed a restructuring which led to debt retirement and strong annual growth and profitability. David’s expertise led to successful market and product strategies that drove product innovation in such companies as GN Netcom/Jabra and Bose Corporation. While at Bose, David pioneered and developed an extensive leadership development program for high performing colleagues and has been a frequent presenter for both internal and external learning programs. David engaged his undergraduate education in Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, has general management certificates from Harvard Business School and an MBA from Boston University.
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About Human Touch: Mona Foundation exists because we want to build a better world for our children.
Tammy Wood
Advisory Board of Mona Foundation
Tammy Randall Wood is the founder and principal of Interior Archaeology. She studied Television and Film at California State University at Northridge and went on to study Interior Design at Parsons the New School for Design in New York, eventually earning her NCIDQ Certificate and Professional Membership in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)..
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About : Mona Foundation exists because we want to build a better world for our children.
Varadh Jain
Startup Advisor / Angel Investor of Startups.com
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About Startups.com: Startups.com helps over 1 million startup companies find customers, funding, mentors, and world-class education.
Zach Holman
Advisor of Jolt
Zach Holman is one of the first engineers at [GitHub](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/github), a web-based company that offers code hosting services for collaborative software development. He is also the founder of speaking.io, a site that helps its users improve themselves in public speaking. Holman obtained his bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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About : Jolt is a network of learning spaces curated for people in the workforce seeking to gain a competitive business edge.
Gene B Sperling
Founder and Advisory Board Chair, Center for Universal Education of The Brookings Institution
1996-2001, National Economic Adviser to US President Clinton. During the financial crisis, Counsellor to Secretary of Treasury Geithner; 2008, Economic Adviser to Hillary Clinton during the presidential primary campaign. 2011-14, National Economic Adviser to US President Obama. Currently, President, Sperling Economic Strategies. Founder, Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution, which focuses on girls’ education and universal education in poor and conflict-ridden nations. Former Chair, US Global Campaign for Education. Member, World Economic Forum Basic Education Expert Group. Co-Author of What Works in Girls’ Education: Evidence and Policies from the Developing World (2004). Author, The Pro-Growth Progressive: An Economic Strategy for Shared Prosperity (2006).
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About The Brookings Institution: The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization that focuses on analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Kunal Modi
Advisor of Lean In
I met my close friend Molly Day during a seminar on social movements in college. Four years later, we launched our own movement to change the world.Throughout college, we debated different models of social change as we encountered diverse challenges and inspiring individuals through courses and campus volunteering. After graduating, I signed up to serve in AmeriCorps in Washington, D.C., while Molly traveled abroad to work with a microfinance NGO. We shared successes and frustrations from our respective experiences, from policy roadblocks to resource shortfalls. We envisioned a new model for social change to re-imagine campus volunteerism and help nonprofits and communities tackle their toughest challenges. With Molly back and my service year wrapping up, we huddled with friends and sketched out campusCATALYST, a program providing social enterprise training for college students and enlisting them in pro bono projects for nonprofits. While I had already accepted a new job, Molly weighed a prestigious offer against the ambitious adventure of building out our budding idea. With no funding or precedent, we were both uncertain of the prospects for success. Taking it on full time represented a big risk for Molly, but was the only hope for the organization to get off the ground. After much debate and discussion, Molly turned down her job offer, took the plunge as a social entrepreneur, and never looked back. Molly became the founding Executive Director of campusCATALYST and we worked together over the next several years to build the organization. During her tenure, the organization engaged over 500 students, expanded programs, and provided pro bono support to more than 100 nonprofit organizations. We were regularly inspired by the students who served and the nonprofits that participated in the program, but one story continues to stand out. Sitting in on a training session, I asked a group of college seniors about their career ambitions and aspirations – one woman simply declared, “I want to be like Molly.” I admire the risk Molly took and the difference she made. I learned that the biggest impact from leaning into your own ambitions may very well be how much it inspires others to lean into theirs. As we consider the challenges confronting our generation, we often find that we are not short on good ideas, but rather, the courage to take risks, follow our passions, and achieve our full potential. Witnessing Molly demonstrate that courage continues to shape my career and fuel my aspiration to make a difference in the world.
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About : LeanIn.Org is a nonprofit organization that aims to offer women with inspiration and support to help them achieve their goals.
Jennifer Rudolph
Advisor of Lean In
I’ll never forget how terrified and unsure I was, standing at that fork in the road. I had worked at the same small literary agency since college and I loved it there; the intimacy of the office and our band of authors made it feel like home from the day I arrived. By the time I turned 30, I bought the agency and renamed it the Writers Shop. I was thrilled by the freedom and independence of owning my own business, and the idea that I could grow and stretch as far as my vision would take me. And for several years, that’s exactly what we did… grow! Then, an unexpected opportunity came my way to sell the company to The William Morris Agency, the largest and oldest agency in the world. Down one path was everything I knew and loved and a home I helped create. I couldn’t see the end of that road, but at least I had a good sense of what it would be like in the near future, and I liked that. The other path was completely unknown to me. Not only could I not see the end of the road, but I couldn’t even see past the first step. On a personal level, the timing was far from ideal: I had two young children at home and a third on the horizon. All I could see was what I could imagine in my head: my distaste for corporate America, the challenges of balancing young children and a new job, and a real concern about losing what was special about our boutique agency. Professionally, I weighed my desire to stay independent with the need to compete and advocate for my clients on a global level. Sure, I was afraid of change and the unknown, but I was more afraid of not taking the opportunity to play (and win!) on a much bigger stage. Ultimately, I took the plunge and never looked back. I arrived with my whole team and we reworked the literary department from the inside out. We brought a feeling of close-knit, family style collaboration, and soon that team spirit grew to encompass our new colleagues too. We learned new ways of looking at our work, and we, in turn, shared our smaller, more intimate perspective. Our clients were enveloped in a world of bigger prospects and more options. Everyone, clients and colleagues alike, benefited enormously from the fit. Within a short period of time, I became the first woman on the board of that century old company and was able to affect change company-wide. I was living my dream, not as I had mapped it in my mind, but as it unfolded in real time, which I’ve discovered is much more effective and satisfying.
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About : LeanIn.Org is a nonprofit organization that aims to offer women with inspiration and support to help them achieve their goals.
Yoav Shapira
Advisor of Mentor Collective
Director Of Engineering at Facebook.
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About Meta: Mentor Collective provides all students with a transformative mentoring experience
M. Bradley Hoos
Advisor of Grand Circus
Co-Founder at Grand Circus
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About The Outloud Group: Grand Circus is a training institute that provides customized training, coworking, and events for the tech community.
Christopher Baroni
Advisor of CritiqueIt Inc.
Christopher D. Baroni is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial in downtown Long Beach. Baroni’s specialties range from estate planning strategies to cash flow management strategies, charitable giving, domestic partner planning, investments, employee stock options, and more. As a partner with West Coast Capital, Baroni is involved with many local startups including CIT and advises them on matters of employment/contractor relations, human resources infrastructure, accounting and cashflow.
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About : CritiqueIt provides rich-media annotation tools for real-time conversations on any asset.
Crystal Eney
Director of Student Services/Academic Advisor – Lead of University of Washington
Crystal Eney is the Director of Student Services at University of Washington
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Crystal Eney
Director of Student Services/Academic Advisor – Lead of University of Washington
Crystal Eney is the Director of Student Services at University of Washington
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Kevin Morgan
Financial Advisor of VALIC
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About VALIC: VALIC has served as leading plan provider for K-12 schools & school districts, as well as for higher education and healthcare institutions.
Michal Horn
Member of the Advisory Board of Degreed
Michal Horn is a Member of the Advisory Board at Degreed.
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About : Degreed is an upskilling platform where individuals and organizations can discover content, build skills, and certify expertise.
Norma Sutton
Advisory Committee Members of WTTW in Chicago
Norma Sutton is Agency Procurement Officer at State of Illinois.
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Lennette Meredith
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Barbara Cragan
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Maggie Steinz
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Christopher Vaughn
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Mary Mockus
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Yevette Brown
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Helen Bracey
Community Advisory Board Members of WTTW in Chicago
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Steven Panagiotakos
Strategic Policy Advisor of Greenwood Hall
Steven Panagiotakos is a Strategic Policy Advisor at Greenwood Hall since December 2010. At Greenwood Hall, Steven is responsible for the formulation and analysis of global and domestic strategies and increasing Greenwood Hall’s presence in the higher education marketplace. Former Massachusetts Senator Steven has a long history of community and political involvement, playing a key role in elevating higher education support and increasing institutional accountability and performance. Steven provided the leadership that resulted in unprecedented state investments in public higher education through increased appropriations and a landmark higher education bond bill. Steven received a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and obtained a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University Law School.
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About : Greenwood Hall (OTCBB:ELRN) helps colleges and universities powerfully advance their mission of increasing enrollments,
Edward Zander
Member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the School of Management of Boston University
Edward J. Zander has spent more than 35 years in the technology sector. He has played a key role in shaping some of the major paradigm shifts in technology that impact the world today. These include the move from mainframes to minicomputers; minicomputers to workstations; PCs to networking and to the Internet; hardware to software; and the revolution in wireless devices and mobility. Ed was most recently chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Motorola. During his four-year tenure, he made the RAZR the best-selling cell phone in history and reshaped Motorola’s image worldwide with the popular “Hello Moto” campaign. He sharpened Motorola’s edge in technology innovation; delivered on 12 consecutive quarters of revenue growth; streamlined the business to increase operating efficiencies worldwide; significantly improved the balance sheet and acquired and divested businesses to strengthen the company’s competitive position. During his tenure, the company doubled its revenue and achieved double digit earnings for the first time in over a decade. Prior to Motorola, Ed was president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems until 2002. During his 15 years at the company, he grew Sun to $18 billion in revenues; established the company as number one in the server market; and built it into the pre-eminent supplier of network software infrastructure with Solaris and Java. In addition, Ed was responsible for developing the “dot in dot com” campaign establishing Sun as a leader in Internet computing. Before Sun, Ed worked at Apollo Computer as vice president of marketing and at Data General in a number of marketing and engineering positions. Ed was also managing director at Silver Lake Partners, a leading private equity fund, in 2003, and has served on the board of directors for several technology companies. Today he is a director of Netezza Corp., Seagate and NetSuite. Ed also served as chairman of the Technology CEO Council in Washington D.C. and has been on a number of civic and philanthropic boards. Ed is a member of the Board of Trustees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Council of the School of Management at Boston University. Ed received an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a master’s degree in business administration as well as an honorary Ph.D. from Boston University.
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Bridget Petrillo
Peer Assistance Advisory Committee of AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Bridget Petrillo is the CRNA at The Mayo Clinic.
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About AANA (American Association of Nurse Anesthetists), Mayo Clinic: AANA was founded in 1931 and is located in Park Ridge. AANA is the professional organization for more than 4
Pam Nelson
Co-Founder & Senior Advisor of Ogment
Pam is a senior executive with a history of developing and executing successful strategies in traditional and digital K-12 publishing for companies including Pearson, The College Board, Apple, The Learning Company and HMH. She also co-founded a successful start-up (EducationPlaza) that was sold to a private equity firm. An experienced general manager with a strong strategic marketing background, Pam has led the development of new print and digital products while scaling finance, operations, and professional development. She is a recognized K-12 leader and visionary who has led successful start-ups, turn-arounds, high-growth and consolidation initiatives. Pam has served as co-chair of the SIIA’s Education Board and as a Board Member of the SIIA national board. She is a member of ISTE and has received the prestigious “Making It Happen” award for ed tech achievement. Pam holds a B.S. in Education from the University of New Mexico and an M.S. in Curriculum & Instruction from Kansas University.
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About Ogment: Create engaging, relevant lessons your way with Ogment.
Richard Spencer
Advisor of Center for Strategic and International Studies
Richard V. Spencer is the Managing Director of Fall Creek Management LLC which focuses on value enhancement of private companies through capital investment and advice. He is former Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE-ICE) the leading electronic commodity futures exchange. He served in that capacity from November 2001 through January 2008. While at ICE he was responsible for the transition of the company from private to public, including recruiting the Board, the initial public offering and the subsequent three secondary offerings, financial reporting, strategy development and implementation, and human resources. Prior to that Richard was the President of Crossroads Investment Management LLC a leading venture capital and private equity fund-of-funds investment firm. He joined Crossroads in 1998 after working on Wall Street for 16 years for A.G. Becker, Paine Webber, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette. During that period his responsibilities centered on investment banking services focusing on strategic advisory services and capital markets underwriting. Mr. Spencer graduated from Rollins College in 1976 with a Bachelors of Arts degree in economics. He also completed the Advanced Management Program at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. Upon graduation from Rollins Richard joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the fleet as a Naval Aviator. He was honorably discharged in 1981 as a Captain. Mr. Spencer is a member of the board of directors of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, VeteransCampaign.org and StarPound Technologies, Inc. and the Defense Business Board. Mr. Spencer has two children and resides in Wilson, Wyoming.
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About : Center for Strategic and International Studies is a non-profit organization conducting research, analysis and develops policy initiatives.
Alexandria Lafci
Co-Founder, Advisor of New Story Charity
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About Hometeam Ventures, New Story Charity: New Story Charity are crowdfunding life-changing homes for families around the world.
Brad Powers
Advisor of Citelighter
Brad is a serial entrepreneur with a successful track record of founding, developing, profitably growing and selling ventures. Brad is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Aspen University, a public for-profit online university. He has held founding and senior leadership positions in private and public Internet Marketing and Direct Marketing firm that experienced exceptional growth and market leadership positions during tenure.
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About Cupcake Digital: Citelighter is a virtual highlighter that enables users to find and capture unique facts online and automatically generate citations.
Roy Jones
Advisor of Citelighter
Roy Jones is on the faculty at the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. He teaches the core MBA IT course, as well as courses in eCommerce Strategy, Marketing on the Internet, and Healthcare Operations. His research studies market structure for information goods. Roy has a BA in History, a MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Business, all from Stanford University, where he also taught as a lecturer for Stanford’s Computer Science Department. He founded a database-consulting firm and his consulting clients have included Apple, Applied Materials, Chevron, Rio Tinto, and Wells Fargo Bank.
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About : Citelighter is a virtual highlighter that enables users to find and capture unique facts online and automatically generate citations.
Matt Abrams
Advisor of Citelighter
Matt Abrams brings over 8 years of experience in founding and managing Internet businesses, including roles at Intermix Media, Online Marketing Group Inc., and Nvinium Games Inc. Mr. Abrams co-founded Nvinium Games Inc. in 2008, a developer of social games. Previously, Mr. Abrams founded Online Marketing Group in 2004, advising numerous Internet properties on online traffic acquisition and monetization strategies through 2008. In addition, he served in a variety of roles at Intermix Media (parent company to MySpace and acquired by NewsCorp in 2005), including the creation of the Fantasy sports division of the company’s Skilljam.com property. Mr. Abrams holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a B.A in Economics from the University of Rochester.
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About : Citelighter is a virtual highlighter that enables users to find and capture unique facts online and automatically generate citations.
Matt Abrams
Advisor of Citelighter
Matt Abrams brings over 8 years of experience in founding and managing Internet businesses, including roles at Intermix Media, Online Marketing Group Inc., and Nvinium Games Inc. Mr. Abrams co-founded Nvinium Games Inc. in 2008, a developer of social games. Previously, Mr. Abrams founded Online Marketing Group in 2004, advising numerous Internet properties on online traffic acquisition and monetization strategies through 2008. In addition, he served in a variety of roles at Intermix Media (parent company to MySpace and acquired by NewsCorp in 2005), including the creation of the Fantasy sports division of the company’s Skilljam.com property. Mr. Abrams holds an MBA from Pepperdine University and a B.A in Economics from the University of Rochester.
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Bill Waas
Advisory Board of Artifice
William Waas is Advisor at Artifice.
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About Harvard Extension School, Northwestern University, Northwestern University, Sage Sustainable Electronics: Artifice is Woodlawn-based Illinois not-for-profit corporation that introduced a bold new approach to STEM education.
Shaz Rasul
Advisory Board of Artifice
Shaz Rasul is Advisor at Artifice.
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About : Artifice is Woodlawn-based Illinois not-for-profit corporation that introduced a bold new approach to STEM education.
Chris Dede
Advisor of Cognotion
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About : Cognotion is a provider of cloud-based training programs used to empower allied health professionals.
Dave Finnegan
Advisory Board Member – Retail Analytics Council of Kellogg School of Management
Dave Finnegan is a progressive thinker with a proven track record of innovative marketing and leveraging technology to drive strong business results. Most recently Dave joined Orvis where he is the Customer Experience Officer. This newly created role is a blend of the CMO and the CIO role, focused on the customer experience. Prior to Orvis he held senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility with Build-A-Bear Workshop, ultimately serving as Chief Information and Interactive Officer for the company. He was instrumental in the development of the award winning, newly imagined Build-A-Bear Workshop store; an innovative blend of digital technology and experience. Dave currently serves as a member of the National Retail Federation-Chief Marketing Officer Council. He also serves as the CIO advisor to the Knowledge@Wharton Program and Kellogg School of Business (Northwestern) Retail Analytics board. In 2013, Dave was named to the “Top 100 CIO” list by CIO Magazine and was nominated as “Innovative CIO of the Year” by Retail Information Systems magazine. He was also nominated as “CIO of the Year” by Oracle Retail in 2012 and 2011. In 2011, Dave was named an honorary Arch Angel by WiredKids.org for his meaningful service on their board, including testifying before Congress on internet safety for children. Dave’s work has been featured in numerous publications including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, Retail Information Systems News, Integrated Retailer and Retail Connections. Dave has been a contributing author of two books. The Thomson Reuters book “Inside the Minds”, focused on Dave’s involvement in the development and successful launch of the newly imagined Build-A-Bear Workshop store and “The Strategic CIO: Changing the Dynamics of the Business Enterprise” (Taylor and Francis) which focuses on the role that CIO’s play in innovating in today’s ever-changing business environment.
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About : Kellogg School of Management is a business school sharing a commitment to a diverse and inclusive community.
Awais Nemat
Advisor of Data Science Dojo
Awais Nemat is an Advisor at Data Science Dojo. Awais founded PLUMgrid in 2011, following senior technical and management roles at leading global companies in the networking industry. As Vice President of Marvell Semiconductor’s Enterprise Business Unit, he led the growth of the company’s $270 million Switching Solutions Business. Awais came to Marvell when D5 Networks, the company he founded and led as president and CEO, was acquired by Marvell. With D5 Networks’ pioneering LinkCrypt technology, Marvell gained technology leadership in Ethernet security. Prior to founding D5 Networks, Awais held senior technical positions at Cisco Systems and Mentor Graphics, a pioneer in electronic design automation. At Cisco, he was instrumental in driving the Switching and Security initiatives that later evolved into Cisco Trusted Security (CTS) and the Nexus 7000 platform. As part of the Cat6K system architecture team, he led the design of many generations of switching ASICs for the multi-billion dollar Catalyst 6500 and Nexus 7000 product lines. Awais holds multiple patents in scheduling, security, lookup, switching and processors.
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About : Data Science Dojo is an education startup that enables professionals to extract actionable insights from data.
Laurence Vance
Policy Advisor of The Future of Freedom Foundation
Laurence M. Vance is a columnist and policy adviser for the Future of Freedom Foundation, an associated scholar of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, and a columnist, blogger, and book reviewer at LewRockwell.com. He is also the author of Social Insecurity and The War on Drugs Is a War on Freedom. His newest books are War, Christianity, and the State: Essays on the Follies of Christian Militarism and War, Empire, and the Military: Essays on the Follies of War and U.S. Foreign Policy.
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About : The Future of Freedom Foundation was founded in 1989 by FFF president Jacob Hornberger with the aim of establishing an educational
Scott McPherson
Policy Advisor of The Future of Freedom Foundation
Scott McPherson is a policy adviser at the Future of Freedom Foundation, and author of Freedom and Security: The Second Amendment and the Right to Keep and Bear Arms. An advocate of the Free State Project, he lives in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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About : The Future of Freedom Foundation was founded in 1989 by FFF president Jacob Hornberger with the aim of establishing an educational
Anthony Gregory
Policy Advisor of The Future of Freedom Foundation
Anthony Gregory is research fellow at the Independent Institute, a policy adviser to the Future of Freedom Foundation, author of The Power of Habeas Corpus in America (Cambridge University Press, 2013), and a history graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley.
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About : The Future of Freedom Foundation was founded in 1989 by FFF president Jacob Hornberger with the aim of establishing an educational
Stanley Buchesky
Senior Advisor for Budget & Finance, Office of the Secretary of U.S. Department of Education
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About Pi-Top: U.S. Department of Education promotes students’ achievement and preparation for competitiveness and ensures equal access.
Chip Luman
Board Advisor of Patheer
Entrepreneur and executive with over 25 years of general management, operations, customer success and human resources experience in start-ups, the Fortune 500 and non-profits. Experience serving in advisory, board, fiduciary committee and non-profit board capacities. Co-founder of HireVue with broad industry experience including software as a service (SaaS), HR and talent services, technology development, financial services, non-profit, video game software development, consumer packaged goods and heavy industry.
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About : Re-Inventing Talent Development and Analytics
Dan Deac
Advisor of Patheer
Entrepreneur, investor and advisor – IoT, Big Data, BI, mobile, social media, advertising. Fellow Emeritus @ Sigma Prime Ventures – http://sigmaprime.com/team/dan-deac. Angel investor in private ventures and in the Where Angel Fund @ LaunchAngels. Technology, strategy and VC advisor for early-stage startups (pre/post funding). Expertise in data architecture, business intelligence, software and systems engineering, product management, online advertising, and corporate strategy and operations. Held management positions at several technology companies – from startups to established multinationals.
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About : Re-Inventing Talent Development and Analytics
Dan Walker
Board of Advisors (former Chief Talent Officer @ Apple) of Echovate
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About : Echovate™ is a people analytics platform for higher education that aligns students to successful outcomes.
Jesse Harriott, Ph.D.
Board of Advisors (Chief Analytics Officer @ Constant Contact) of Echovate
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About : Echovate™ is a people analytics platform for higher education that aligns students to successful outcomes.
Rik Kranenburg
Advisor of ForClass
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About : ForClass provides an HTML5, fully integrative cloud-based platform for case study distribution, student assessment, and class management.
Rik Kranenburg
Advisor of ForClass
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About : ForClass provides an HTML5, fully integrative cloud-based platform for case study distribution, student assessment, and class management.
Peter S. Shin
Advisor of Alpha Quotient
Travel data/industry/development; Bentley Associates, Investment Bank; Travelport LTD; McKinsey & Company; UC Berkeley/UCLA/Cornell
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About : AQ is a data-driven ratings company that is focused on calculating the earnings potential of people and businesses.
Peter S. Shin
Advisor of Alpha Quotient
Travel data/industry/development; Bentley Associates, Investment Bank; Travelport LTD; McKinsey & Company; UC Berkeley/UCLA/Cornell
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About : AQ is a data-driven ratings company that is focused on calculating the earnings potential of people and businesses.
Chuck Olson
Advisory Board of TestFunda.com
Olson has, for twenty years, pioneered innovative use of technology in education. Currently he is Director at Virtual High School and Partner at LTGO. In the past he founded and sold Quickdot Corporation. He also worked as CEO Learning Technology Group at Simon and Schuster, as CEO Learningways division at Davidson & Associates and as Director at Lotus Development Corporation. Olson’s keen product vision has been instrumental in the development of numerous educational software products, including MathProcessor and Science DiscoveryWorks for Simon & Schuster, GeoBlaster for Davidson & Associates and Bank Street Writer for Broderbund and Scholastic. He was instrumental in the development of Prentice Hall’s ground breaking Interactive Math series.
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About : ESTfunda.com is the online hub for MBA, Bank and UPSC exam aspirants.
Rosemary Freeman
Board of Advisors of The Constitution Project
Rosemary B. Freeman is Board of Advisors at The Constitution Project.
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About : The Constitution Project is a nonprofit organization that creates bipartisan consensus in support of constitutional safeguards.
Colonel Esserman
Board of Advisors of The Constitution Project
Colonel Dean Esserman is Board of Advisors at The Constitution Project.
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About : The Constitution Project is a nonprofit organization that creates bipartisan consensus in support of constitutional safeguards.
Hubert Williams
Board of Advisors of The Constitution Project
Hubert Williams is Board of Advisors at The Constitution Project.
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About : The Constitution Project is a nonprofit organization that creates bipartisan consensus in support of constitutional safeguards.
Maria Cristini
Advisor of StartBlox
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About : Startup Hub – guided learning, tasks with direct connect to resource vendors, and community features for catalyst ecosystems
John Santanella
Advisor of StartBlox
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About : Startup Hub – guided learning, tasks with direct connect to resource vendors, and community features for catalyst ecosystems
Ben Brockert
Board of Advisor of SEDS-USA
Ben Brockert is Board of Advisor at SEDS-USA.
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About : SEDS-USA is a non-profit organization that supports young people to participate and make an impact in space exploration.
Alan Ladwig
Board of Advisor of SEDS-USA
Alan Ladwig is the Executive Vice President for Communications at Star Harbor Space Academy.
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About To Orbit Productions, Zero Gravity Solutions: SEDS-USA is a non-profit organization that supports young people to participate and make an impact in space exploration.
John Gedmark
Board of Advisor of SEDS-USA
John Gedmark is Board of Advisor at SEDS-USA.
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About : SEDS-USA is a non-profit organization that supports young people to participate and make an impact in space exploration.
Barrett Caldwell
Board of Advisor of SEDS-USA
Barrett Caldwell is Board of Advisor at SEDS-USA.
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About : SEDS-USA is a non-profit organization that supports young people to participate and make an impact in space exploration.
Paulette Altmaier
Board Advisor of Oust Labs
As Head of Education and International Partnerships at Khan Academy, Paulette loves working with people who help students learn, all over the world – in schools, colleges, foundations, after school programs, … Before joining Khan Academy, Paulette held senior executive positions and enjoyed building great products at a variety of high tech companies including Cisco, Juniper, and Dell.
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About : We enable enterprises to drive revenue and increase customer satisfaction through our Mobile-First, Microlearning SaaS platform.
Donna Dodson
Deputy Cyber Security Advisor of NIST
Donna Dodson is a Deputy Cyber Security Advisor at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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About : NIST is the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
John Garofolo
Senior Advisor for Applied Analytic Programs/Lead PSCR Analytics Portfolio of NIST
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About : NIST is the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
Naomi Lefkovitz
Senior Privacy Policy Advisor of NIST
Naomi Lefkovitz has served as Senior Privacy Policy Advisor at NIST since March 2012, specializing in the impact on privacy from digital identity management, cybersecurity and other information technologies. Lefkovitz previously served as Director for Privacy and Civil Liberties, Cybersecurity Directorate in the White House and Senior Attorney, Division of Privacy and Identity Protection in the Federal Trade Commission, where her specialty areas included online privacy, digital identity management, data security and consumer financial protection laws.
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About NIST: NIST is the federal technology agency that works with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards.
Chris Daniels
Advisory Board of Actively Learn
Chris Daniels is currently Director of Business Development at Facebook. Prior to Facebook, Chris was at Microsoft for 5 years where he held various roles as GM of Bing Mobile Product Management, Director of Online Strategy and Director of Business Development. Before Microsoft, he was at Applied Semantics which sold to Google in 2003. Chris has an MBA from Duke University and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry from Duke as well.
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About Internet.org: Actively Learn is a digital platform that lets students find joy and purpose in reading.
Patricia Alexander
Advisory Board of Actively Learn
Dr. Patricia Alexander is the Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy and Distinguished Scholar-Teacher in the Department of Human Development, Learning, and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland. She has served as President of Division 15 (Educational Psychology) of the American Psychological Association, Vice-President of Division C (Learning and Instruction) of the American Educational Research Association, and Past-President of the Southwest Educational Research Association. A former middle-school teacher, Dr. Alexander received her reading specialist degree from James Madison University (1979) and her Ph.D. in reading from the University of Maryland (1981). Since receiving her Ph.D., Dr. Alexander has published over 270 articles, books, or chapters in the area of learning and instruction. She has also presented over 400 papers or invited addresses at national and international conferences.
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About : Actively Learn is a digital platform that lets students find joy and purpose in reading.
Ken Ude
Advisor of Twigtale
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About Twigtale: Twigtale builds happier families through personalization and expert-fueled storytelling. Scripted by experts, Personalized by you.
