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At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 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 CFO’ operating in the EdTech space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
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.
Jackqueline Dao
CFO of Reach Capital
Jackqueline Dao is the CFO at Reach Capital.
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About Reach Capital: Reach supports entrepreneurs that develops technology solutions for challenges in education from early childhood through future of work
Mike Mauceri
CFO of Lightbank
Mike Mauceri joined Lightbank in April of 2012. Prior to Lightbank, Mike worked as corporate controller of MediaOcean, LLC where he was responsible for all accounting and finance functions. While at MediaOcean, Mike served as the financial lead for the merger with DDS, forming MediaOcean, LLC. Prior to joining MediaOcean, LLC in 2010, Mike served as accounting manager for Innerworkings, Inc. and finance manager for Starcom Worldwide. Mike holds a BA from Purdue University and is a CPA.
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About Lightbank: Lightbank VC is a venture fund that invests in entrepreneurs solving the biggest problems in society
Yannis Peyret
CFO of Holberton School
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About Holberton School: Holberton School is a project-based alternative to college for the next generation of software engineers.
Rick Smith
Chief Financial Officer of Parchment
Rick Smith is the CFO of Parchment. He was the Chief Financial Officer at Solera Health before that.
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About Parchment: Parchment enables learners, educators, associations, and employers to securely send and receive academic credentials online.
Dalton Ying
Co-Founder & CFO of The WISE App
Dalton has a B.S. in general science from Oregon State University. He also has a Masters in Education from Western Oregon University and a second Masters in Online Curriculum Writing at University of Colorado Denver. Dalton immediately recognized the frustrations and problems that could be solved with new test scanning technology and helped Lee turn this concept into a reality from the ground-up. Dalton is a veteran teacher, currently in his tenth year of teaching in the Cherry Creek School District in Colorado, with experience in online learning, educational assessments, and classroom pedagogy.
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About The WISE App: The WISE App is a mobile application that scans and grades 30, 60, and 100 question multiple choice questions instantly.
Alexander Sotelo
Chief Financial Officer of Open English
Alexander Sotelo is the chief financial officer of [Open English](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/open-english), an education technology company focused on English language learning for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets. Prior to joining Open English, he held the position of Latin America controller at Yahoo!. He previously held financial management positions at Discovery Communications and CBS/Viacom. He began his career working for KPMG. Sotelo holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and Florida International University and an MBA in international business from the Keller Graduate School of Business.
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About Open English: Open English is an educational technology company focused on English language learning for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets.
Matthew Seelye
Chief Financial Officer of Kaplan
In his current role as CFO, Matthew Seelye oversees all of Kaplan’s financial operations, including accounting, financial reporting and analysis, transaction support, real estate, internal audit and procurement. Seelye joined Kaplan in 2001 as CFO of Kaplan Higher Education Campuses, then progressed to CFO of all of Kaplan Higher Education (KHE), which includes Kaplan University. During this period, KHE grew from a $100 million company with 28 institutions to a $1.5 billion company with over 75 institutions. KHE’s expansion was a result of both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. During this period of rapid growth, Seelye led the KHE finance function in a manner that ensured capital was strategically allocated to support long-term growth, the underlying financial infrastructure and related control environment was scaled properly, and business risks were appropriately managed. Prior to joining Kaplan, Seelye was the Corporate Controller of the Washington Post Company from 1997 to 2001. Previously at Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), he held positions of increasing responsibility from 1990 to 1997 leading to Manager in the Business Assurance practice. Seelye is currently a member of the Financial Executives Institute (FEI). He holds a CPA and graduated with a B.B.A. majoring in Finance/Accounting from James Madison University.
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About Kaplan: Kaplan, Inc., a subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company, is a premier provider of educational services.
Kenneth Hahn
Chief Financial Officer of Coursera
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About Coursera: Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.
Christopher Malone
President & CFO of Applause
Chris is responsible for overseeing the financial strategy and administrative operations of Applause. He is a veteran of the IT Services industry, previously serving as the Vice President of Finance for NTT DATA, the 6th largest Global IT service provider. At NTT DATA, Chris held leadership roles that included oversight of the financial management of the Company’s U.S. and Canada Commercial Operations. Prior to NTT DATA, Chris was a Managing Director with a financial consulting firm providing CFO, M&A and Controllership services. Leveraging his financial and technical skills Chris was instrumental in the successful acquisition of significant commercial deals ranging from several million to hundred million dollar customer engagements. Chris holds both a Masters of Business Administration and a B.S from Babson College and is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Applause: Applause is a crowd-sourced digital quality testing enabling companies to deliver digital experiences to their customers.
Jim Pluntze
Chief Financial Officer of Liaison International
Jim is Liaison’s chief financial officer. Jim joined Liaison with over 25 years of experience in finance and accounting in the Massachusetts high-tech industry. Prior to Liaison, Jim was chief operating officer and chief financial officer at NaviSite, Inc., a provider of enterprise-class hosting and managed cloud services. NaviSite was acquired by Time Warner Cable in 2011. Prior to NaviSite, Jim held senior finance positions at Lanthorn Technology, Guardent, Inc. and Razorfish. He holds an M.B.A. from Northeastern University and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Washington.
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About Liaison International: Liaison International helps higher education institutions better identify, recruit, enroll and retain best-fit students.
Elaine Kitagawa
Chief Financial Officer of Lynda
Elaine Kitagawa is the chief financial officer of [lynda.com](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/lynda-com#/entity), an online learning company that provides video tutorials to learn software, creative, and business skills. Prior to that, she held the same position at [Saba](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/saba#/entity). With more than 20 years of financial management experience in fast-growing global technology companies, Kitagawa is focused on driving the continued growth of lynda.com as it builds out platforms and expands internationally. Kitagawa began her career as an auditor at [KPMG](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kpmg#/entity). She has also served as the chief financial officer and chief operating officer of [Gaia Interactive](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gaia#/entity). Kitagawa holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting from [UC Berkeley Haas School of Business](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/uc-berkeley-school-of-law). She lives in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
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About Lynda: Lynda provides business training.
Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer of Optum
Jay Green is the Chief Financial Officer at MedHOK.
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About MedHOK, Optum: OptumInsight provides analytics, technology, and consulting services to improve the performance of health systems.
Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer of Optum
Jay Green is the Chief Financial Officer at MedHOK.
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About MedHOK, Optum: OptumInsight provides analytics, technology, and consulting services to improve the performance of health systems.
Kevin McFarland
CFO and Co-Founder of Formative
Kevin McFarland is the CFO and Co-Founder at Formative.
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About Formative: Formative is an ed-tech company that offers a real-time assessment platform.
Ted Diven
CFO of ConexED
8 years in technology startups and capital financing. 12 years of finance and business development experience within top financial institutions. Involved in several startup companies that implemented strategic exit strategies.
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About ConexED: An Academic Communication System that enables students to get immediate face-to-face help.
Dan Kamrath
Chief Financial Officer & Investor of Bongo
Dan Kamrath, investor and Chief Financial Officer. Dan is also Co-Founder and CFO of Cadeka Microcircuits, Loveland, CO. Previously, he was CFO for Emergency World LLC and Dan helped to guide the company and negotiated the sale to Oklahoma State University’s Emergency Responder Division. Seven years prior to this, Dan was the Finance Director and then Director of Finance and Operations: Executive Education for Thunderbird School of Global Management. Thunderbird has one of the top 10 Executive Education programs in the world. Dan holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Arizona State University and a MBA from the Carlson School at the University of Minnesota.
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About Bongo, The Warehouse Business Accelerator: Bongo is a video assessment and soft skill development platform with proprietary video technology and powerful feedback capabilities.
Jim Ford
Chief Financial Officer of LearnPlatform
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About LearnPlatform: LearnPlatform is the edtech effectiveness system equipping educators and their organizations to save time, save money and improve outcomes.
Richard Brand
Capital Markets Advisor, Director & Acting CFO of Proto
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About : Proto is a blended-learning platform that enables K-12 students to become socially-minded, innovative computer scientists.
Joey Jenkins
Chief Financial Officer of Vooks
Joey Jenkins is the Chief Financial Officer at Vooks.
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About Vooks: Vooks is a subscription based streaming service exclusively dedicated to animated storybooks.
Kenneth Cleary
CFO of Scholastic
Ken was named Chief Financial Officer at Scholastic in 2017 after serving as Chief Accounting Officer. He joined the Company in May 2008 as Vice President, External Reporting and Compliance. Prior to Scholastic, Mr. Cleary was Senior Assistant Controller at Hertz Corporation, Assistant Controller at Engelhard Corporation, and Manager of Financial Reporting at Sequa Corporation. He began his career as an auditor for KPMG.
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About Scholastic: Scholastic publishes and distributes children’s books, connecting educators and families through accessibility, engagement, and expertise.
William F. Rooney
VP & CFO of Peerceptiv
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About Peerceptiv: Peerceptiv improves writing and critical thinking skills through research validated peer assessment.
Philip Hardin
Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of YouScience
Philip Hardin has been growing and operating emerging technology enterprises for his entire career. Prior to YouScience, Mr. Hardin spent 17 years building Emdeon (formerly ActaMed, Healtheon, and WebMD) from pre-revenue to $1.3 Billion in revenue with more than a $3 Billion market value.
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About YouScience: YouScience revolutionizes how students, educators, and employers connect and succeed by starting with aptitude-based career guidance.
Jamie Illing
Chief Financial Officer of ProctorU
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About ProctorU: ProctorU provides distance proctoring services using webcams and screen-sharing technology.
Ben O’Connor
Co-Founder & Chief Financial Officer of Higher Learning Technologies
Ben O’Connor is the Co-Founder, Chief Financial Officer and Member of Executive Board at Higher Learning Technologies Inc and served as its Chief Operating Officer.
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About Higher Learning Technologies: Higher Learning Technologies specializes in using mobile technology to create better education solutions.
Frank Jalufka
CFO of Edmentum
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About Dream Center Education Holdings, Edmentum: Edmentum provides online learning programs to drive student achievement for academic and career success.
Bryan Spiess
Co-Founder, CFO of PatronX
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About PatronX: Helping schools and libraries across America connect to the internet and tech.
Kathleen White
CFO of EVALS.NET
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About EVALS.NET: SaaS, Learning Management System for hands-on training.
Akber Pabani
CFO of Fire Engine RED
Akber Pabani Leads finance department at Fire Engine RED.
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About Fire Engine RED: Fire Engine RED is an innovative technology, marketing, and modeling solutions company that’s served the education market since 2001.
Bill Pace
Co-Founder & CFO of ClearlyNext
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About ClearlyNext: Career Education and Services Start-up
Jason Weaver
Chief Financial Officer of Triseum
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About Triseum: Triseum is an information technology company that offers game based learning, computer gaming, e-learning, and education technology.
