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About Us

We live at the intersection of education, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Our CREATE Process

Stay laser-focused on outcomes and move faster from bold ideas to impact.

Our People

Approach our work with curiosity and eternal optimism creates lasting change.

Careers

Work with us to drive meaningful change for students that need it most.

Cambiar Ventures

Ventures Overview

We are the go-to source and the first call for leaders and entrepreneurs with bold ideas.

Cambiar AI Innovation Fund

Advances AI tools that serve as a force for lifelong learning for all students.

Cambiar Thrive Fund

Bridges the information divide between schools, caregivers, and students.

Cambiar Incubated Ventures

Supercharges bold, life-changing ideas to impact, scale, and sustainability.

Cambiar HQIM 2030 Fund

Creates the next generation of learning systems to dramatically improve outcomes at scale.

Direct-Run Initiatives

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Cambiar Initiatives
We build and run our own initiatives to drive innovation and real, lasting impact for students who need it most.

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Cambiar Catalyst
Builds a community of visionary education leaders to enact transformational change.

Cambiar Catalyst

Cambiar Velocity
Connects system leaders and innovators to drive market transformation in public education.

Cambiar Velocity

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Cambiar Quest
Strengthens students' durable skills through career exploration and work-based learning experiences.

Cambiar Quest

Run the Future
Inspires students to solve real world challenges through an entrepreneurial process.

Run the Future

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We wake up every day to improve the lives of students.

Cambiar Education team members
Our curiosity and eternal optimism help us see problems as opportunities and approach our work in a way that creates lasting change.

We are founders, designers, seasoned executives, and operational experts with decades of experience in product innovation, education leadership, and user-centered design.

Adam Erler

Data Analyst, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Aidan Kelly

Director, Lift All Boats

Alexander Hripak

Head of Engineering, Oluko Learning

Alison Lee

Chief Research and Development Officer, The Rithm Project

Alison Lee

Vice President, Ventures Strategic Initiatives, Cambiar Education

Ami Magunia

Vice President, Cambiar Catalyst

Andrea Bond

Chief Program Officer, All Means All

Andrea Divine

Controller, Cambiar Education

Angelia Dickens

General Counsel, Cambiar Education

Ari Rozman

Interim Executive Director, Magpie Literacy

Beau Gallegos

Vice President, Cambiar Catalyst

Ben Marcovitz

Founder, All Means All, Founder, Lift All Boats

Callie Riley

Managing Director, Cambiar Education

Carla Punsalan McLoughlin

Director, Cambiar Education

Carlene Millen

Vice President, Cambiar Education

Chris Maher

Partner, Cambiar Education

Christina Heitz

Founder and CEO, Cambiar Education

Coeylen Barry

Lead Designer, Cambiar Education, Co-Founder, The Mira Fellowship

David Ahmadi

Director of Data and Technology, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Derwin Sisnett

Partner, Cambiar Thrive

Diane Pincus

Product Information Specialist, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Donald Fennoy

Partner, Cambiar Education

Dr. Christina Grant

Superintendent-in-Residence, Cambiar Education

Elise Pierpont

Special Projects Lead, Cambiar Education

Emma Donley

Senior Director of Program, All Means All

Emma Goldberg

Research Manager, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Erika Capuyon

Intern and Near-Peer Mentor, Run the Future

Farah Noor

Partnerships, Cambiar Quest

Garima Sahai

Senior Vice President, AI and Innovation Technology, Cambiar Education

Greg Morchower

Senior Unity Developer, Magpie Literacy

Ivan Cestero

Program Manager, Cambiar Quest

Jacquelyn Canto

Data Operations Specialist, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Jessica Brown

Director of Operations, All Means All

Jessica Macias

Curriculum Designer, Cambiar Quest

Jessica Strong

Managing Director of Programming, All Means All

Joel Piper

Principal Data Scientist, Cambiar Education

John Deasy

Partner, Cambiar Education

Kai Barry

Co-Founder & Director of Story, The Mira Fellowship

Kainat Puetz

Director of Finance and Administration, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Kathleen Buehler

Analytics Engineer, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Kristin Waites

Project Manager, Run the Future

Leigh Gianakos

Director of HR Operations, Cambiar Education

Lindsay Kruse

President, All Means All

Lora Kaiser

Executive Director, Center for Education Market Dynamics

Lynn Liao

Managing Director, Cambiar Quest

Marie Garcia Melli

Director, Cambiar Education

Maryia Krivoruchko

Director, HQIM Portfolio, Cambiar Education

Megan Johnson

Chief Operating Officer, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Michelle Culver

Founder, The Rithm Project

Monique Moore

Project Manager, Cambiar Catalyst

Rebecca Kockler

CEO and Founder, Magpie Literacy

Saamra Mekuria-Grillo

Co-Founder & CEO, Formation Ventures

Sean Tristan

Senior Security Engineer, Magpie Literacy

Shanna Ford

Marketing Operations Specialist, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Shari Meffert

Director of Data Operations, The Center for Education Market Dynamics

Steve Conrad

Staff Software Engineer, Applied AI/ML Products

Talia Kolasinski

Chief of Staff, Cambiar Education

Taryn Campbell

Director, Cambiar Education

Temple Lovelace

Founder & CEO, Oluko Learning

Tvisi Ravi

Senior Manager, Magpie Literacy

Wesley Alston

Finance Director, Cambiar Education
My favorite thing about working at Cambiar is the people. The team is full of brilliant, hardworking, joyful individuals that believe life-changing outcomes can be achieved for all children.

Lynn Liao

Managing Director, Cambiar Quest
One of the things I love about working at Cambiar is the incredible talent within our internal team, as well as our broader network of entrepreneurs.

Callie Riley

Callie Riley, Managing Director, Cambiar Education
The best thing about working at Cambiar is the team. It's one big family, and we share so much joy in the work that we do.

Derwin Sisnett

Partner, Cambiar Thrive
I love how brilliant our team is - and everyone is also helpful and generous with their time. It's an environment with a ton of collaboration and a ton of learning.

Elise Pierpont

Special Projects Lead, Cambiar Education
I've found that people in the Cambiar network want to work with us because we challenge them, we challenge the status quo, and we question the way things are done. For me, that's really compelling.

Alison Lee

Vice President, Ventures Strategic Initiatives, Cambiar Education
Working in data, I get to see the feedback from our programs and understand the impact they're having. And working with people who are always looking to grow and engage with new ways of working is also really rewarding.

Joel Piper

Principal Data Scientist, Cambiar Education
I appreciate that everyone at Cambiar brings their own strengths and point of view to the work we do together. I'm committed to this work because every student deserves an education that sees them for who they are and builds on what makes them strong.

Kristin Waites

Kristin Waites, Project Manager, Run the Future
At Cambiar, I learn every single day - from the people I work with, from new things I do, from our leadership. It's a fantastic place to both feel that I'm making an impact and stretch my mind in totally new ways.

Talia Kolasinski

Chief of Staff, Cambiar Education

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