World Class Advisory Network

Founded by operators.

Our team includes EdTech founders and executives with successful exits and deep experience across K12, Higher Ed, and Workforce. We are backed by a network of advisors who contribute their expertise to the next generation of category-defining companies.

Leadership Team

Experienced operators who have built and scaled EdTech companies

Jonathan D. Harber

Jonathan D. Harber

Chairman, StartEd

Founded Schoolnet (acquired by Pearson), CEO Pearson K12 Technology serving 25M+ students, NYU Professor of Entrepreneurship in Education

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Alan Todd

Alan Todd

Vice Chairman, StartEd

3 EdTech company exits (CorpU to Udemy, KnowledgePlanet, KnowledgeSoft), co-founded Harrisburg University, Wharton PhD in Learning Leadership

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Ash Kaluarachchi

Ash Kaluarachchi

CEO, StartEd

Led most financially successful EdTech accelerator supporting 3,000+ companies including global unicorns, Top 100 EdTech Influencer

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Scott Mumma

Scott Mumma

Former CFO, KnowledgePlanet & CorpU

25+ years leading growth-oriented tech companies through VC/PE financing, M&A, and scaling $2M-$30M revenue

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Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Coding Temple

20+ years scaling learning platforms for millions, VP Product at Udemy, CPO at Sales Impact Academy (300+ companies)

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Operating Partners

Senior operators who provide strategic guidance and tactical support

Ted Brodheim

Ted Brodheim

Former CIO, NYC Department of Education

CIO for NYC's 1.1M students, VP at Samsung Electronics

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Steven Hodas

Steven Hodas

Executive Director, GV NextEd Co-Lab

NYCDOE Office of Innovation, platform adopted by 6 of 10 largest districts

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Tony Kender

Tony Kender

Chief Revenue Officer, PowerSchool

30+ years scaling operations, Former SVP at Oracle

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Tim Loomer

Tim Loomer

Former CEO, Science Interactive

CEO Science Interactive, Campus Management, Scantron. Stanford MBA

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Shawn Mahoney

Shawn Mahoney, Ph.D.

Chief Customer Officer, Edmentum

Leadership at AWS, Pearson, McGraw-Hill, ASU PhD

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Scott Rogers

Scott Rogers

Former SVP Content Strategy, Udemy

Grew Udemy Business $10M to $500M+ ARR, 17,000+ customers

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Jeremy Snepar

Jeremy Snepar

Managing Director, StartEd

Founded NYC Code + Design Academy, sold to Strayer Education

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Ian Thomas

Ian Thomas

Former CEO, Boeing International

15 years at Boeing, CRO at World View, PhD Cambridge

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Lisa Yuan

Lisa (Lisha) Yuan

Education Strategy Leader

Senior Principal at Tyton Partners, Kellogg MBA, California CPA

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Jonathan Harber

Jonathan Harber

Chairman, StartEd

CEO Schoolnet (acquired by Pearson), CEO Pearson K12 Technology, NYU Professor

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Ash Kaluarachchi

Ash Kaluarachchi

CEO, StartEd

Most successful EdTech accelerator, 3,000+ companies supported, Top 100 EdTech Influencer

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Scott Mumma

Scott Mumma

Former CFO KnowledgePlanet, CorpU

25+ years leading finance, M&A, legal for $2M-$30M companies

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Lorne Novolker

Lorne Novolker

Entrepreneur, Board Director & Strategic Advisor

Advised Walmart, Amazon, Nike, Citi on digital transformation and EdTech

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Alan Todd

Alan Todd

Vice Chairman, StartEd

Founded & sold 3 EdTech companies, Co-Founder Harrisburg University, Wharton PhD

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Ryan Taylor

Ryan Taylor

Chief Product & Technology Officer, Coding Temple

20+ years scaling learning platforms for millions, VP Product at Udemy

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Doug Roberts

Doug Roberts

Founder/CEO, Institute for Education Innovation

20 years bridging K-12 districts & EdTech, Founded IEI, Created Supes' Choice Awards

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Matt Webster

Matt Webster

CTO, EnGen

Exited tech leader (2x), Builder scaling K-12 & workforce learning products

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Investment Partners

Investors who understand EdTech and support our portfolio companies

Thomas Franco

Thomas Franco

Partner, Clayton, Dubilier, & Rice

Partner Emeritus at CD&R, founded Broadgate Consultants, launched PEI Media

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Hal Avidano

Hal Avidano

Managing Director, Partners Group

Co-Head Private Equity Partnership Investments Americas, 20 years industry experience

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